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Postal changes raise concerns Processing center operations could move to Memphis BY WAYLON HARRIS SUN STAFF WRITER

JONESBORO — Current and retired postal workers, private business owners and concerned citizens nearly filled the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Jonesboro for a public meeting concerning a proposal to move some operations from the Jonesboro Customer Service Mail Processing Center to a similar facility in Memphis. U.S. Postal Service managers held the public input session to discuss and receive feedback from the community concerning the possible move identified by an area mail processing (AMP) study.

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David Camp, Arkansas District manager for the U.S. Postal Service, leads a public meeting about the Jonesboro Customer Service Mail Processing Center on Tuesday. The proposal to move some mail processing services from Jonesboro

to Memphis is part of an overall proposal to reduce the number of processing centers nationwide to 200 or less by 2013. There were 673 processing centers in the United States in 2006, and by the end of the year that number should be reduced to 487, said David Camp, Arkansas District manager for the U.S. Postal Service. “A lot is going to change networkwise,” Camp said. Part of the changes include a possible shift by the U.S. Postal Service to a 2- to 3-day service standard, meaning mail should be delivered within two to three working days. That concerned Rector resident and business

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Glen Joiner voices concerns during public meeting about the Jonesboro Customer Service Mail Processing Center on Tuesowner Cam Cate, owner of Comfort Control Heat and Air. Cate asked if changing to a 2- to 3-day service standard meant that a letter mailed to another Rector resident would not be received the next day, Camp originally said the

day. Joiner said he is a 30-year U.S. Postal Service employee.

letter likely would be received the next day. But members of the audience objected, saying that if that letter was shipped to the processing center in Memphis the intended recipient would be lucky to receive the letter in a week’s time.

Rezoning revision appeases residents

Road lots to a detention pond only with the amended request of C-3 limited use overlay, or LUO. Alderman Mikel Fears said he JONESBORO — A last-minute revision to a rezoning request for had spoken to several residents property at Airport Road and who were concerned with the U.S. 49 seemed to appease op- situation but said the change in ponents somewhat, despite con- request earlier in the day was to fusion over the specific details everyone’s benefit. “Mr. Phillips was gracious during Tuesday’s City Council enough to get that LUO in there, meeting. The request by Phillips In- so I think everything’s working vestments & Construction Inc. out,” he said. Stacey Schratz, who continued to rezone about 1.02 acres at 1705-A and 1709 Airport Road to criticize current drainage fafrom R-1 single-family residen- cilities — primarily a ditch that tial to C-3 general commercial she claims is eroding onto her attracted several nearby resi- property — nevertheless sugdents to speak in opposition at gested the amendment was an the Metropolitan Area Planning improvement. “I think you all have satisfied Commission meeting Nov. 8. Barry Phillips said the lots, us,” she said. Officials asked City Planning each currently the site of a house, would be combined into Director Otis Spriggs to provide a more two adjacent comprehensive lots fronting presentation of U.S. 49 that althe request and ready are zoned proposed deC-3 and eventuvelopment at ally replatted the next council as one. A detenmeeting Dec. 6, tion pond was at which time planned to covthe council will er a large porentertain at tion of the newleast the secer lots, while ond of three ora commercial dinance readdevelopment — Mikel Fears ings. as yet unknown member, Jonesboro City Council In other busi— would span ness the counthe entire area. But a new plan submitted cil held the second reading of Tuesday appeared to limit the the revised version of an ordipotential uses of the two Airport nance regulating special events.

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JONESBORO — The Arkansas Board of Education on Tuesday denied an application for a charter school in Jonesboro that would have been operated from the same shopping center as Big Lots on Wood Springs Road. Six board members voted against the application by Osceola Communication, Business and Arts Inc. for The Diploma School of Jonesboro, while one member did not vote and two others were absent. According to ADE live blogs from the boardroom, several members said they did not see sufficient demand for the school, which would have been geared toward students who dropped out of traditional high schools or who were not on track to graduate on time.

Final review and adoption is slated for Dec. 6. Jonesboro resident John Cooper, who said he was one of the current ordinance’s critics, thanked city officials for working with concerned citizens on the matter instead of considering it a done deal. “I was critical of that when it first came out, and I certainly appreciate the city being willing to look at that again and improve it,” he said. “I think you have a better ordinance there now than you did when it started.”

Mayor: Rescind ordinance Mayor Harold Perrin is asking aldermen to rescind the relatively new ordinance requiring special events permits and fees. Administrators want the council to adopt the revised version, which eliminates some of the ambiguous language and gives more room for exemptions, particu-

‘Until there is a realization about the actual harm Arkansas’ dropout rate is causing in the state’s economy, there will be no change.’ Sally Wilson, spokeswoman for Osceola Communication, Business and Arts Inc. Board members said that Success Achievement Academy, 613 North Fisher St., fulfills the needs of troubled or disadvantaged students in Craighead County. Jonesboro Superintendent Dr. Kim Wilbanks opposed the charter and said “if you walk the hallways [of Success] you see an attitude of whatever it takes to be successful.” She said the alternative school is a good fit for some students, but if it is not the right place for others, then “we want them back

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Rainwater flows north of 1709 Airport Road on Thursday in Jonesboro. Phillips Investments & Construction Inc. is requesting commercial rezoning for the property with the intention of creating a detention pond. larly spontaneous gatherings and peaceful protests that generally are protected as free speech. All mention of the word “assembly” has been removed from the proposed new ordinance to avoid any First Amendment issues. The revision also exempts a number of events and reduces the requirement to apply for a permit from 60 days before an event to 45. No fees would be required. Cooper said he realized the city used ordinances from other cities to craft its current one, assuming they were good, but suggested Jonesboro take it upon itself to create something worth passing on in case some other city borrows it in the future. He is one of several residents who contributed suggested language for the proposed revision. Also Tuesday the council

in our public schools.” The school would have served up to 300 students in grades 11 and 12 and would have offered seven semesters a year, with each semester lasting up to six weeks. Students would have earned three half-credits per semester and as many as 10 credits a year. Arkansas requires high school graduates to have at least 22 credits. Osceola Communication, Business and Arts Inc. had a previous charter in Osceola revoked

A former Jonesboro pastor has pleaded guilty to defrauding an Oklahoma bank and failure to pay payroll taxes, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, church members are celebrating recovery. Scott Keith Voss, 43, who was pastor and president of Jonesboro Worship Center, 1507 East Matthews Ave., faces a maximum 35 years in prison and a fine of as much as $1.25 million, U.S. Attorney Chris Thyer of Jonesboro said in a statement. In the plea agreement Voss agreed to pay restitution of $450,000 to First Bank of Owasso and $148,564 to the Internal Revenue Service.

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after state officials determined the school wasn’t following its stated mission. Company spokeswoman Sally Wilson is not happy with either of the board’s decisions. “Until there is a realization about the actual harm Arkansas’ dropout rate is causing in the state’s economy, there will be no change,” she said. “Is there an educational need for The Diploma School? We think so. The reason why is because we target our efforts on those students who have already dropped out of school,” she said. Wilson cited an Education Week study that said on average Arkansas has 11,405 students drop out of school each year. She said the state board is not doing all they can to educate Arkansans.

The federal prosecutor’s office said from September 2007 to June 2010, Voss was involved in a scheme to defraud the bank. He applied for a loan using the church’s facilities as collateral, even though he never obtained authorization from the church’s board of directors, prosecutors said. Voss then used the funds for his own personal use, to retire previous loans unauthorized by the board of directors and to obtain more money for expenditures not approved by the board, according to Thyer. Also, from 2006 to 2010 the church withheld tax payments from its employees’ paychecks but during the same period failed to make any payments to the IRS for the withholdings, Thyer said. He said Voss was responsible for collection and payment of the church’s

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‘Mr. Phillips was gracious enough to get that LUO in there, so I think everything’s working out.’

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Two more apply for ASU-Jonesboro chancellorship BY SHERRY F. PRUITT SUN STAFF WRITER

JONESBORO — Two more individuals have submitted application packets to Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles “Chuck” Welch for consideration in filling the permanent position of Arkansas State University-Jonesboro chancellor. A Chancellor Search Advisory Committee is under the direction of Welch. Dr. Dan Howard has served as interim chancellor since July 1, 2010, and is a candidate for the permanent position.

The newest applicants are Dr. Gary Sayed, who provided an address in Yardley, Pa., and Felix James of Pine Hill, N.J.

Sayed Sayed said he is founding chief academic officer of a startup university, Median University in Saudi Arabia and has been since 2008. He also serves as the director of the Molecular and Functional Imaging Group at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sayed also holds sev-

eral advisory positions and two faculty posts: one as professor at Alfaisal University in Riyadh and clinical professor of diagnostic imaging at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, according to his resume. He said in his application letter than he earned a doctoral degree in medical radiation physics from the University of Toledo Health Sciences campus and a doctorate of education degree in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

In his application letter, Sayed said he has “accumulated substantial experience over the past 20 years in various academic administrative positions at four different universities ranging in classification from regional comprehensive to specialized-research extensive institutions.”

their talents and skills.” He also said he favors shared governance and transparency as ways to strengthen and enhance unity. James is the owner and partner in two companies: Urbana International and Ready or Not. Prior to his entrepreneurial efforts, James was employed for nine years in the Office of the Provost at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and for 15 years in the private sector by companies. At Rutgers his duties ranged from developing

James James said his “varied experience uniquely qualifies me to partner with the faculty, staff, students and the community on strategies that maximize

and managing community engagement and service learning programs for faculty and students locally and internationally to providing strategic direction and leadership to various departments. He also was called upon to resolve financial and management issues on the campus, he noted. According to his resume, James earned a juris doctor from Rutgers School of Law in Camden, N.J., and a bachelor of arts degree from Syracuse University in New York. sherry@jonesborosun.com

Post office losses mount to $5.1B BY HOPE YEN ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Cam Cate of Rector voices his concerns during public meeting about the Jonesboro Customer Service Mail Processing Center on Tuesday.

POSTAL: Questions raised about efficiency of Memphis mail facility FROM PAGE A1 mail when the USPS volume is declining. Others in the audience questioned the proposal to move operations from the Jonesboro facility 66 miles away to a Memphis facility where workers there allegedly are not as efficient as the Jonesboro processing center. “We know that if a piece goes through Memphis we have to give it a week,” one postal worker said. John Travis, director of mail services at MailMaster in Jonesboro, asked how the Memphis processing center can

adequately serve more than 100 towns in Northeast Arkansas. “If we can’t count on them to do their job now, how can we expect them to do it (once Jonesboro operations have been moved to Memphis)?” Travis asked to applause from the audience. “If you overload the system, your standard mail is going to do what your first-class mail did.” Camp said as manager for the Arkansas District he didn’t have authority over the Memphis processing center. One postal worker asked why the Jonesboro facility was being considered

for closure when employees have been meeting demand while understaffed. Jonesboro Postmaster Rob Driskell said he understood how hard Jonesboro employees worked. “I know how hard you are working,” Driskell said. “I’d put our clerks up against any.” If the proposal goes through and some operations are relocated to Memphis, Camp said about 36 employees would be affected. “Until the study is complete, 36 is an out-of-thegate number,” Camp said. “It could be 26, or it could be 46.” But Camp said those em-

PASTOR: Voss resigned suddenly, then left town FROM PAGE A1 payroll taxes. Voss, the church’s leader for about nine years, suddenly resigned from his position in late June 2010 and left town, said Cliff McQuay, the church’s secretary-treasurer. McQuay was hired after Voss departed. Voss handled all bookkeeping previously, he said. McQuay said the church’s attorneys have advised members not to discuss the case publicly until Voss is sentenced, possibly early next year. Scot Loyd, a traveling evangelist, was called to serve as interim pastor after Voss’ resignation and was later elected full-time pastor.

Loyd, a Gosnell-area native, said the congregation has rebounded tremendously since its near destruction. “At the time they did not have a church board,” Loyd said Tuesday afternoon. “And I told them, I said, ‘If you want me to come, you need to get a church board in here and establish accountability and transparency.’ I feel like that’s been a hallmark of what we’ve done since we’ve been there, is we’ve really made it a point that every dime that we spend, everything that we do is very transparent, very accountable. Because ultimately it’s not our money, it’s God’s money, and we’ll be held accountable for how we

spend it and what we do with it.” Loyd said he believes the transparency has resulted in tremendous growth. “There were only 40 members when we arrived; the church’s membership had gone down as far as attendance,” Loyd said. “But thankfully, the church rallied. They were obviously hurt and disappointed by what Mr. Voss did, but we prayed for him and continue to pray for him. We want the best for him, but you want justice to be served, and we want him to make peace with God and make everything right.” Loyd said church attendance now averages 140150 people each Sunday, and the membership roll numbers approximately 100.

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ployees would be offered different positions, but he couldn’t guarantee those employees would not have to relocate. “Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think the Postal Service has ever laid an employee off,” Camp said. Those who didn’t speak at Tuesday’s meeting were encouraged to submit written questions or comments that would be sent to the area office in Dallas, where they would be reviewed within 60 days before being sent to USPS headquarters in Washington, D.C. wharris@jonesborosun.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it has lost $5.1 billion in the past year, pushing it closer to imminent default on a multibillion-dollar payment and to future bankruptcy as the weak economy and increased Internet use drive down mail volume. The financial losses for the year ended Sept. 30 came despite deep cuts of more than 130,000 jobs in recent years and the closing of some smaller local post offices. Losses will only accelerate in the coming year, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned, citing faster-than-expected declines in first-class mail. He implored Congress to take swift, wide-ranging action to stabilize the ailing agency’s finances as it nears a legal deadline Friday to pay $5.5 billion into the U.S. Treasury for future retiree health benefits. Congress is expected to grant a reprieve, but that will only delay the day of reckoning for an agency struggling for relevance in an electronic age. Based on current losses, the Postal Service says it will run out of money — or come dangerously close — next September, forcing it to halt service. “We are at a point where

we require urgent action,” Donahoe said. In the event of a shutdown, private companies such as FedEx and UPS could handle a small portion of the material the post office moves, but they do not go everywhere. No business has shown interest in delivering letters everywhere in the country for a set rate of 44 cents for a first-class letter. For the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, the post office had income of $65.7 billion, down $1.4 billion from the previous year. Expenses totaled $70.6 billion. The loss of $5.1 billion was less than a previous estimate of $10 billion, but only because the $5.5 billion payment — originally due Sept. 30 — was deferred until Friday with the approval of Congress. In 2010, losses totaled $8.5 billion. Mail volume this past year totaled 168 billion pieces, compared with 171 billion in 2010, a decline of 1.7 percent. At the same time volume was declining, the post office was required to begin service to thousands of new addresses to accommodate population growth and new businesses. The Postal Service, an independent agency of government that does not receive tax money for its operations, is not seeking federal funds.

CHARTER: School in Osceola had charter pulled FROM PAGE A1 “Arkansas is not going to become economically stable with that many students dropping out every year,” Wilson said. “It is the responsibility of the state board to do something. We need a groundswell of people to say, ‘Enough is enough. We can’t have this many people walking out of schools in our state.’” Wilson formerly was involved with

the Osceola Communication Arts and Business School. Earlier this year the board revoked that school’s charter, saying it had failed to serve dropouts and instead was drawing students — an overwhelming majority of them white — away from public schools. The Arkansas New Bureau contributed to this report. rwhiteside@jonesborosun.com

REVISION: Council OKs new ward boundaries FROM PAGE A1 voted to condemn a house at 906 New Hope Lane. The property owner stated a lien had just been released, and he is now ready to demolish the structure. Officials said he has a month to obtain permits to start that process before the city takes any further action. The council also took the following actions: • approved new ward boundary maps, which were based on the 2010 Census and created with software furnished by the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office; • waived competitive bidding with Relativity Inc., the sole source provid-

er of Net Motion software, and agreed to amend the city’s 2011 budget for the purchase of the software for the Police Department for $42,532; • voted to accept maintenance agreements for stormwater management facilities at Wildwood Addition Phase II, a residential subdivision; and Rees Commerce Drive 1st addition, a residential subdivision; and • voted to accept permanent drainage easements from Robert J. Bradberry and Weltha M. Bradberry, Roberto Moreno-Rocha, and Halsey Land Co. LLC for the purpose of making drainage improvements. khill@jonesborosun.com

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Boehner calls tax plan ‘fair’ BY DAVID ESPO AND ANDREW TAYLOR ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner publicly blessed a Republican deficit-reduction plan Tuesday that would raise $300 billion in additional tax revenue while overhauling the IRS code, bucking opposition by some GOP presidential hopefuls and colleagues wary of violating a longstanding point of party orthodoxy. Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, spoke as time grew perilously short for agreement by the deficit-fighting “supercommittee.” The panel has until a week from today to vote on any compromise, but several officials said that in reality, perhaps as little as 48 or 72 hours are available to the six Republicans and six Democrats. While Boehner’s voice is important, his endorsement does not mean all Republicans will follow him or that a deal is in sight. Republicans have been unified for two decades in opposition to higher taxes, while Democrats on the supercommittee insist on additional revenue before they will agree to cuts in benefit programs like Medicare as part of a compromise. The speaker said that the plan, outlined a week ago to Democrats on the committee, was “a fair

offer.” Adding tax reform would generate economic growth, he said, speaking as the supercommittee groped uncertainly for a compromise to reduce red ink by $1.2 trillion or more over a decade.

$1.2T target Any deal must be certified by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office as meeting the $1.2 trillion target, circulated to lawmakers and then posted publicly before the committee takes formal action. Failure to act would trigger $1.2 trillion in automatic deficit cuts in 2013 that both sides say they want to avoid. The full committee hasn’t met in several days, but various subgroups have been in near constant contact. More than deficit reduction is at stake, one year into an era of divided government. Democrats are hoping to add elements of President Barack Obama’s jobs legislation to any deficitcutting deal, including extensions of a Social Security payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that are due to expire at the end of the year. A comprehensive rewrite of farm programs may hang in the balance, too, and lawmakers also must pass legislation to assure sufficient funds to reimburse doctors who treat Medicare patients.

Syrian soldiers killed as crisis accelerates

BEIRUT (AP) — Army defectors ambushed dozens of Syrian troops and regime forces gunned down civilians during one of the bloodiest days of the 8-month-old uprising, which appeared Tuesday to be spiraling out of President Bashar Assad’s control. Up to 90 people were killed in a gruesome wave of violence Monday, activists said. The extent of the bloodshed only came to light Tuesday, in part because corpses lying in the streets did not reach the morgue until daylight. As the bloodshed spiked, Assad’s former allies were turning on him in rapid succession — a sign of profound impatience with a leader who has failed to stem months of unrest that could explode into a regional conflagration. Turkey, Jordan and the 22-member Arab League all signaled they were fed up with Assad’s response to the uprising and were ready to pressure him to go. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he no longer has confidence in the government led by Assad, a 46-year-old eye doctor who inherited power from his father 11 years ago.

“No regime can survive by killing or jailing,” said Erdogan, who cultivated close ties with Assad before the uprising began in March. “No one can build a future over the blood of the oppressed.” Erdogan — who disrespectfully addressed Assad by his first name — warned that the brutal

‘No regime can survive by killing or jailing. No one can build a future over the blood of the oppressed.’

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Occupy Wall Street protesters regroup in Duarte Park on Tuesday in New York after they were forced to leave, and their encampment was taken down in Zuccotti Park after nearly two months of occupation.

Occupy movement’s future unclear NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City in the predawn darkness Tuesday, evicted hundreds of protesters and then demolished the tent city, leaving the future of the demonstration in limbo. The police action began around 1 a.m. and lasted several hours as officers with batons and plastic shields pushed the protesters from their base at Zuccotti Park. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said about 200 people were arrested, including dozens who tried to resist the eviction by linking arms in a tight circle at the center of the park. A member of the City Council was among those arrested during the sweep. By 4:30 a.m., the park was empty, wiped clean of any traces of the camp that had been there since Sept. 17. Tents and sleeping bags were hauled away to the dump. Workers used power washers to blast the stone plaza clean. It wasn’t clear what would happen next to the demonstration. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said protesters would be welcomed

back but would no longer be allowed to erect tents or unroll sleeping bags. A judge’s ruling later in the day upheld the city’s crackdown. “I don’t know what we’ll do,” said Chris Habib, a 36-year-old artist from New York, who was milling with other protesters near Zuccotti Park. He said he hoped the group could settle on a new protest site. He said he was confident the movement would continue even if its flagship camp was dismantled. “A judge can’t erase a movement from the public mind,” he said. Hundreds of ousted protesters spent the day marching through Manhattan, chanting and looking for a new space to gather. There were skirmishes between protesters and police. Several journalists were arrested while trying to cover the marches. At least 22 people were arrested after trying to move to an empty lot belonging to a church, Trinity Wall Street, that has been sympathetic to the movement. Two more people were arrested after hopping the barricades at Zuccotti Park, but there was no mass movement to retake the plaza

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — When President Barack Obama arrives in Australia today to kick off a 4-day Asia-Pacific visit, he should receive a warm reception from America’s longtime allies in the region. The United States has deepened military ties with Asia in the past year, at once reassuring its partners of its commitment and capitalizing on mutual fears about China’s rise. Both sides face a simple truth: They need each other, possibly more than ever. In Australia, Obama is expected to announce an agreement to allow an expanded U.S. military presence in the country. Earlier this year, the United States disclosed plans to

deploy military ships to Singapore. And Malaysia has joined two multination military exercises with the United States for the first time. Such moves, together with frequent visits by senior American officials — Obama will be the first president to join an annual East Asian leaders meeting later this week — have defused fears that America’s defense presence might wane. They also show the region’s growing concern about China’s more aggressive stance in recent years. “China is becoming an 800-pound gorilla,” said Ralph Cossa, president of a think tank. “The U.S. is still the 1,600-pound gorilla, so which one would you rather have?”

from the police. By late afternoon hundreds of demonstrators waited on the sidewalk just outside Zuccotti Park, banging drums and chanting while they waited for the outcome of a court hearing to determine whether they would be allowed back in. Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman said in his ruling later Tuesday that the protesters “have not demonstrated that they have a First Amendment right to remain in Zuccotti Park, along with their tents, structures, generators and other installations to the exclusion of the owner’s reasonable rights ... or to the rights to public access of others who might wish to use the space safely.” The plaza, near ground zero, is open to the public but is privately owned. Lawyers representing the protesters had sought an order that would let them resume camping in the park. They said after the decision that they hadn’t decided whether to appeal. They were examining the ruling in an attempt to determine what sort of new rules would apply to protests at the park.

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Online sales tax is fairness issue M

ost of us have discovered by now how quick and easy it is to do some shopping online. You don’t have to fight the traffic or find a parking place, and you can find quite a variety of merchandise with pictures or video and readily available information. Plus, what you want may well be cheaper online, even if you have to pay shipping charges. Of course, you don’t get to try it on or try it out before you buy it, and returns can be a hassle. But online shopping has its advantages and, like it or not, is here to stay. Now we need to make it fair. A group of 10 U.S. senators has proposed a bill to take things a step in that direction. They introduced a bill this week called the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow state governments to collect sales taxes from out-of-state online retail companies. As it is now, online retailers are required to collect state sales taxes only if they have a physical presence, such as a store or office, in the state. That situation came about because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the 1990s barring states from requiring such companies to collect taxes for them. For consumers that’s a positive situation. In theory at least, it saves you some money — as much as 6 to 10 percent — when you buy something from those companies. For the state governments it’s a negative — a loss of revenue which can run into millions of dollars a year. There is another cost, though. The law gives an unfair competitive advantage to companies which don’t think enough of your state to establish a single store or office in your state, thus taking money out of the local economy without putting any back into it. And if those stores that do have a physical presence in your community lose this competitive battle and pull out, your local economy suffers more. From a fairness standpoint, no business should be given a competitive advantage over others. If we must have sales taxes to provide local and state services — and it appears we must — those taxes ought to be applied fairly and evenly. The Marketplace Fairness Act would establish national administrative procedures that, if adopted, would allow the states to collect sales taxes from online retail-

ers. Those sellers with less than a half-million dollars in annual sales would be exempt. The bipartisan effort is led by Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.; Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. “This bill empowers states to make the decision themselves,” Enzi said in a statement to The Associated Press. “If they choose to collect already existing sales taxes on all purchases, regardless of whether the sale was online or in a store, they can. If they want to keep things the way they are, it’s a state’s choice.” Oddly enough, among the organizations supporting the bill is Amazon.com Inc., one of the leading online retail companies. Amazon has fought some state efforts to collect sales taxes and prefers a federal solution. A company spokesman said this bill would make it easier for consumers and small retailers to comply with state sales tax laws. But another leading online presence, eBay, is strongly opposed. An executive for the auction company told the AP that it would place an unfair burden on small retailers to be forced to collect and remit sales taxes for states around the country. However, if such companies have sales around the country, they have an advantage over other retailers, large and small, who are collecting sales taxes and have for years. It’s not that hard. As to how much money could be raised under the bill, that’s subject to dispute and interpretation. The National Retail Federation, which supports the legislation, contends that states could collect about $23 billion next year in new tax revenue. That’s a lot of money for cashstarved state governments struggling to make ends meet. Depending on what Congress’ Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction does (or doesn’t do, for that matter), the flow of federal tax dollars to the state, already slowing, could be cut even more drastically in the next two years. Both sides are spending lots of money on lobbying federal lawmakers, and it’s foolish to try to predict what will happen these days to any legislation, partisan or bipartisan. It’s hard to argue, though, that what we’re doing today is fair. —Roy Ockert Jr.

Still in the ‘Mad Men’ era We are deep into the presidential election season — 10 debates on the Republican side, constant campaigning on the Democratic side — and all we can say we have learned for sure is that any woman who levels a charge of sexual harassment at a GOP candidate is going to be pummeled by the conservative media and treated like a cross between a crank and a witch. In the reddest, angriest Richard parts of America, it is best Cohen | for an aggrieved woman just to shut up. The furious counterattack against the women who in the past had accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment was led by Rush Limbaugh, who occupies a vast electronic locker room, making jokes that would be considered immature in junior high school. When one of Cain’s accusers, Karen Kraushaar, said she’d like to coordinate her remarks with other Cain accusers, Limbaugh wondered why: “Do they want to synchronize their menstrual periods? Why appear together?” You can just hear the towel snap. As is custom, Limbaugh accused irate women (and men) of not getting the joke — of being too PC. Earlier, he had some locker-room fun with the name of Sharon Bialek, another of Cain’s accusers. Sharon “Buy-a-lick,” he called her. My, my, such a potty mouth. My, my, such a jerk. Limbaugh was hardly alone in turning on the accusing women. Bialek’s financial history for some reason became public knowledge. She had been in debt. She has had two bankruptcies. The Drudge Report noted that she once lived in the same Chicago building as David Axelrod, President Obama’s chief political adviser. As if to ice matters, Bialek was represented by Gloria Allred, who in countless media references is called a “celebrity lawyer.” Whether this means that she represents celebrities or is one herself is not at all clear, but it does mean — lest you miss the import — that she is a tawdry ambulance chaser and that her client, in the characterization of the New York Post’s Andrea Peyser, is a gold digger. Peyser, Drudge and Limbaugh somehow forgot that two cases against Cain were settled and not for inconsiderable sums. If they were mere nuisance complaints, then Cain’s employer, the National Restaurant Association, would not

have made cash settlements of $45,000 and $35,000. This does not prove that Cain was guilty, only that the claims were not deemed frivolous. This is a bit more than just-go-away money. Cain is clearly one of those guys who learned years ago that bluster, not the truth, will set you free. He trimmed about not even knowing about (1) the claims or (2) the settlements. This, too, does not prove that Cain is a sexual harasser, merely that he is not particularly persuasive. It’s hard to believe that as the president of the association and the target of the complaint, he was unaware of the settlements. Such a man would be an odd choice for chief executive of the United States. I know that some women (and men) bring false charges of sexual harassment merely to get a payday. Whether any of Cain’s accusers did that, I cannot say, but I doubt it. I know also that some sexual harassment claims arise from misunderstandings — a remark that went sideways or a “victim” whose shoulder is nothing but chips. But I also can say that these charges are not made without apprehension by women who value their careers. They fear not only retribution — never mind that retribution is illegal — but also that their claim will make it hard for them to find another job. No one wants to hire a troublemaker. I worked for an insurance company back in the “Mad Men” days. I saw the way women were treated, the incessant and quite unremarkable harassment of that period. It was, in this respect, an ugly era — uglier for blacks, for sure, but ugly for Jews and for other minorities and for all women. Some of this ugliness lingers — for blacks, for Hispanics, for gays and, it now seems certain, for women. The jokes of the infantile Limbaugh, the attacks on women whose claims were treated seriously by their employers, suggest some slippage in the women’s movement. The aggrieved women have faded. They chose prudence over valor, the comfort of anonymity to a public gutting. Other women must have taken notice. Cain, whose candidacy is without purpose, may yet prove useful. He reminds us of how far we still have to go. Cohen’s e-mail address is cohenr@washpost .com. © 2011, Washington Post Writers Group

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Mandating bikeways

Why is [President] Obama’s secretary of transportation mandating bikeway and walkways in all transportation plans? If bikeways were for recreation, surely in this desperate economic time, they would be put on hold. Just 21⁄2 years after the $840 billion stimulus bill that was supposed to fuel all kinds of jobs and economic growth, Obama has asked for another $447 billion stimulus bill. Except this time Obama is calling it a “jobs” bill. To sell his jobs bill, Obama has campaigned across the country bewailing our crumbling roads and bridges. If our bridges are as dangerous as Obama contends and bikeways are for recreation, then isn’t it foolish for Obama to mandate spending money on bikeways instead of bridges? The following quotes are from the U.S. transportation secretary’s Regulation and Recommendation, March 11, 2010.

“Every transportation agency, including DOT, has the responsibility to integrate walking and bicycling into their transportation systems. The secretary has the authority to withhold approval for projects that would negatively impact pedestrians and bicyclists.” In the recommendation section is this bullet point: “Considering walking and bicycling as equal with other transportation modes.” Little Rock is now seeking a federal $12 million grant for finishing a 14-mile bikeway — at least $1 million a mile. The U.S. department has deemed this project worthy of funding. In his 2012 budget Obama has proposed $556 billion for a 6-year surface transportation plan and “$53 billion over six years to improve passenger rail service ... reaching the president’s goal of providing 80 percent of Americans with convenient access to a passenger rail system within 25 years.” So what are the bikeways and passenger rail really all about? Michael Moore speaks

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A rule is a rule is a rule This is in response to Jack L. Story’s letter — “Unfair school rule.” A rule is a rule is a rule! I have been taught this my entire life. My learning started long before school age. I was taught there are rules and consequences. I would like to add here: I know nothing about this trip or any of the persons involved. I was taught the home, school,

church and the world as I knew it to be then were run by rules or laws and consequences. Therefore, if Brookland school system has this rule in place, it should be followed. No exceptions. No excuses. That means to me it has nothing to do with 1- or 2-parent households or a note taken to a non-custodial parent. What about the child? When are children taught about the rules and the consequences? If a child misses a field trip that he has “earned,” then the child should have already been taught long ago that the rules apply, no matter what he has achieved. Really, let’s all take a deep breath and realize it’s not about the 50-cent to $1 debt. Probably any teacher or some fellow student would have paid this child’s debt to be allowed to go on this field trip. I know I would have driven to Brookland school myself and paid this debt (once) if I had been asked. If children aren’t taught rules and consequences in kinder-

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for Obama and global warming advocates: “The things we call cars may have been fun to drive, but they only lead to the ruin of our species and much of the planet.” On Nov. 3 Republicans tried but failed in their third attempt to eliminate federal money for bikeways, walking trails and other mass transportation projects. Mandating bikeways and doing away with our cars is definitely a Democratic move, not a Republican one. Debbie Pelley Jonesboro

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garten-grade 12, when are they taught? Are they ever held responsible? I was held responsible for rules and consequences at home long before I ever saw the inside of a school. Karen Hudson Jonesboro

Free trade agreements As the number of unemployed rises, the debt soars and foreclosures rise, what is [President] Obama’s solution? More free trade agreements. Does he think we have too many factories? The president of the chamber of commerce, Farm Bureau and our local congressman, Rick Crawford, are in lock step. Does anybody speak for the working people? Gary Earnhart Caraway Mail letters to: Letters to the Editor, The Jonesboro Sun, P.O. Box 1249, Jonesboro 72403. Letters can also be faxed to 9355823. E-mail letters can be submitted to: royo@jonesborosun.com.

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Wisconsin recall effort begins Governor targeted BY SCOTT BAUER ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jubilant opponents of Republican Gov. Scott Walker launched their effort Tuesday to try to recall him from office, starting a 60-day blitz to gather more than half a million signatures to force an election next year. The drive to collect an average of 9,000 signatures a day, fueled by anger over Walker’s successful push to take away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights, began with pajama parties and other Walker events after midnight. Daytime activities included rallies, neighborhood canvasses and booths set up around the state Capitol. There was even a signing event scheduled for Tuesday afternoon outside of Walker’s personal home, where his two teenage sons live, in a Milwaukee suburb. Walker bristled at how personal the recall had become. “You see a total disre-

gard for people’s families and others here,” Walker said Tuesday on WTMJAM in Milwaukee. “I do think that’s crossing the line, and I think most people in Wisconsin would agree with that, no matter where they’re at in the spectrum.” Talk of a recall began almost immediately after Walker released his proposal in February taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights for

most public workers and forcing them to pay more for their pensions and benefits. The measure, which passed in March and took effect this summer, motivated massive protests that grew as large as 100,000 and led all 14 Democratic state senators to flee to Illinois for three weeks in an effort to prevent it from being voted on. The law took away most

public employees’ unions power to negotiate anything other than wage increases no greater than inflation. Most police and firefighters were exempted. A similar Ohio law, which did include police and firefighters, was rejected by voters last week. But Wisconsin doesn’t allow for a referendum challenging its law to be put on the ballot, so opponents turned to the recall process.

Ohio executes man who killed 3 sons

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A table is staffed by two unidentified workers Tuesday on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus mall during

the first day of a statewide effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker in Eau Claire, Wis.

and heinous evidence in the uncovering of an assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the United States,” he said, adding the evidence “indicates the depths of depravity and unreason to which the Ahmadinejad regime has sunk. Fortunately, this plot was foiled.”

popular opposition. The Saudi prince is no longer a government official and said he was speaking as a private citizen. But he is an influential member of the royal family and serves as chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. The United States charged in October that Regarding Syria agents linked to Iran’s Turki also said it was Quds Force — an elite “inevitable” that Syria’s wing of the powerful Revpresident will step down olutionary Guard — were in the face of growing involved in a plot to kill

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain talks to reporters before greeting supporters at a fund-raising event before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings on Monday in Green Bay, Wis. rocked by accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior. Cain’s overall standing has slipped in surveys just weeks before the Iowa presidential caucuses that kick off the state-by-state voting for the Republican Party’s nomination; state and national polls show former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leading the pack, with Cain no longer challenging him for the top spot. Polls released in recent days show unmistakably that female voters have

turned away from Cain since the sexual harassment allegations surfaced at the end of October. A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday shows nearly threefourths of Republican women — 74 percent — now call the harassment charges against Cain serious, up from 39 percent earlier this month. A CBS News poll conducted Nov. 6-10 shows his support among Republican women had dropped since late October, from 28 percent to 15 percent.

Perry calls for government overhaul

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Tuesday that if elected he would end lifetime appointments for federal judges and slash the pay for federal lawmakers, effectively turning Congress into a part-time institution. In a speech laying out how he would “uproot and overhaul” Washington, the Texas governor suggested that his Washington outsider background — unlike some of his GOP rivals — would help him succeed at changing the

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was on the brink of suicide when he reached out to a self-help author who was in the midst of a criminal trial. Jack Lane didn’t expect to hear back from James Arthur Ray, but when he did, he says it saved his life. “First and foremost, he thanked me for my service, said he had a passion in life for others and being of service,” Lane testified Tuesday. “He was very kind, and he said that he would be willing to meet with me.” Three people died following a 2009 sweat lodge ceremony Ray led near Sedona, and he was convicted on three counts of negligent homicide. He is facing up to nine years in prison but also can receive probation when he’s sentenced Friday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police arrested 13 protesters in Alabama’s capital Tuesday as they demonstrated against the state’s strict new law clamping down on illegal immigrants. About 100 people, most of them Hispanic and college-aged, chanted slogans as they marched in light rain around the state Capitol and to the adjacent Statehouse where the legislature works. Some sat down on Union Street between the Statehouse and the Capitol when police approached and warned them in English and Spanish that they would be arrested if they didn’t move. None did, and police arrested 11 protesters, tying their hands with yellow straps and loading them into a city bus.

Cain’s trouble with women threatens Republican bid

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of a week, Herman Cain referred to the House Democratic leader as “Princess Nancy” Pelosi, said presidential rival Michele Bachmann would be “tutti-frutti” ice cream and shrugged off a joke about Anita Hill. The Republican presidential candidate also has denied allegations that he sexually harassed several women and, through his lawyer, threatened to investigate anyone else who makes such a claim. Now, as Cain struggles to stabilize his campaign, the Republican presidential candidate is rolling out his wife to defend him — and help shore up female support for his bid for the GOP nomination. “I know that’s not the person he is,” Gloria Cain said on Fox News Channel’s “On The Record.” “He totally respects women.” Her public foray into the presidential campaign after months of staying behind the scenes comes as polls show Herman Cain’s support among women dropping, further threatening a campaign

Witnesses ask for leniency for author

Police arrest 13 protesting Ala. law

Saudi: Ample evidence of Iran plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to the United States said Tuesday there was “ample and heinous” evidence that Iran was behind an alleged plot to kill the current Saudi envoy to Washington. Prince Turki al-Faisal, who also once served as Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief, told reporters that if Tehran failed to prosecute Iranians linked to the plot, Riyadh may take the case to the United Nations. “We have seen ample

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city’s culture. Changing Washington also was one of President Barack Obama’s goals and he’s had no success on that front since taking office. “Unique to the Republican field, I have never been an establishment figure, have never served in Congress or part of an administration and have never been a paid lobbyist,” Perry said. “My career has been that of a Washington outsider.” Until he jumped into the presidential race in August, Perry spent his entire political career in

his home state of Texas. The plan Perry rolled out at a heating and cooling company in Iowa also calls for requiring a twothirds vote in Congress for any tax increases, halting all proposed federal regulations and criminalizing insider trading by Washington lawmakers. Perry includes the president in the call for a pay cut and said lawmakers’ pay would be halved again — or essentially slashed by three-fourths — if the federal budget isn’t balanced by 2020.

Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel Al-Jubeir. Iran has called the accusation “baseless.” Turki called the plot “the tip of the iceberg,” saying Iran was “meddling” in the affairs of many other countries, including Lebanon, Turkey, Pakistan and especially Iraq. The Saudi government has also accused a terror cell linked to Iran of plotting to blow up its embassy in Bahrain, as well as the causeway linking the island kingdom to Saudi Arabia.

LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A man who fatally shot his three sons while they slept in 1982, shortly after his wife filed for divorce, was executed Tuesday with each of his hands clenched in an obscene gesture. Reginald Brooks of East Cleveland died at 2:04 p.m., ending a nearly 6-month break in the use of capital punishment in Ohio, which often trails only Texas in the number of annual inmate executions. Dressed in the standard white T-shirt and blue pants, Brooks declined to make a final statement and remained silent as he received the lethal injection. Witnesses, which included his former wife and her sisters, had a view of his left hand, its middle finger raised. Prison officials said he was making the same gesture with his right hand.

Couple: Ind. school didn’t protect son ST. JOHN, Ind. (AP) — A couple is suing their northwest Indiana school district, claiming school officials failed to protect their son from prolonged bullying over his Middle Eastern background that culminated in an attack this month that left him with a brain injury. In their lawsuit filed Monday in Lake Superior Court, Osama and Hind Haddad contend that officials at Lake Central High School in St. John, about 35 miles southeast of Chicago, failed to protect their son, David Osama Haddad, from at least seven bullies even after it was brought to their attention. They are seeking unspecified damages.

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OBITUARIES | INDEX | Anderson, Karl Best, David and Lois Boyd, Charles Evans, Edwin George, Thomas Hutton, Opal Hyde, Mary Irvin, Omagene Jerrett, Emma Keller, Mary Kirksey, Charles Perkins, Mary Riddle, Marvin Sloan, Elzine Stidem, James Strange, Thomas Street, Eathel Thomas, Carma

Karl Arthur Anderson

MEMPHIS — Karl Arthur Anderson, 90, of Memphis died Monday, Nov. 14, at Caring Estates in Arlington, Tenn. He is survived by his cousins, Patty and John Leger, and their children, Michael, Jeanna and Krista, of Edmond, Okla., and Al Gannon of Fayetteville; close friends, Carl and Carol Olsen; and friend, Cornelius Wise. The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:30 Friday afternoon at Cobb Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 2 in Maple Grove Cemetery in Blytheville. An online register may be signed at cobbfuneral home.com.

David and Lois Best

HUGHES — Funeral services for David Earl and Lois Vaughn Best of Hughes were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Jackson’s Harrisburg Funeral Home. Burial was in Harrisburg Memorial Park. David Best died Nov. 10, and Lois Best died Monday, both at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was born in Guin, Ala., and spent her early life in the Hydrick community in Cross County. She was the daughter of R.M. and Virgie Roberts Vaughn. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and one sister. He was born in Luxora, a son of W.R. and Nora Smith West, and lived in Harrisburg before moving to Memphis, where the couple lived for many years. He was an auto body repairman, and she was a daycare worker and a homemaker. He was preceded in death by one sister. They are survived by a son, Alfred Best of Memphis; daughter, Ann Patterson of Proctor; four grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Lila Stafford of Wynne and Inez Bonham of Jonesboro. His other survivors include a brother, Billy Best of Harrisburg, and sisters, Patsy (Nell) Kennedy of Green Forest and Lovella Ellis of North Little Rock.

Charles Boyd

BONDSVILLE — Charles Boyd, 89, of Bondsville died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Curly Boyd; a daughter, Diane Long; and four grandchildren. Survivors include his parents, Charles Cleveland and Boyd and Ader Lee Hodge; daughter, Linda Allread; sons, Charles Robert Boyd, Paul Edward Boyd and Carl Richard Boyd; three brothers; 26 grandchildren; 27 greatgrandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 this afternoon at Etowah Pentecostal Church of God with burial in Garden Point Cemetery, the Rev. Huey Meherg officiating and Wilson Funeral Home of Osceola in charge. Visitation will be from noon until service time.

Edwin ‘Keith’ Evans WYNNE — Edwin “Keith” Evans, 44, of Wynne departed this life Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at his home. He was born Oct. 12, 1967, to Edwin and Alice (Jones) Evans. Survivors include his wife, Sondra; daughter, Kenzie Evans of McAllister, Okla; parents; and stepdaughters, Kimberly Wooten and Lauren McKnight. Funeral services will be at 2 Thursday afternoon at the Thompson-Wilson Wynne Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cogbill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 this evening at the funeral home. Online registry: www .thompsonwilsonfh.com

Thomas George MOUNTAIN VIEW — Thomas “T-Bone” George, 81, of Mountain View entered into rest on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, in Mountain View. “T-Bone” was born at Alco on Dec. 29, 1929, to William Page and Ida (Minick) George. In 1930 he moved to the Lake City area. In 1953 he moved to Hoxie. Then in 1992 he moved to Mountain View. T-Bone was a riverboat captain from 1953-90. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time on the water. He was a Korean War veteran. He is survived by his wife, Marie Romine George of the home; daughter, Debi Segraves and husband David and son Norman George; granddaughters, DeSha Mills and husband Stan, and Marisa Rector and husband Tim; six greatgrandchildren, Sydney, Katie, Andrew, Chloe, Erin and George; brother, Bill George and wife Lavon; sisters, Wayne Parker and Pat Reviere and husband Rene; many nieces, nephews; and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Leah Emogene Hugg. Visitation will be from 6-8 tonight at Roller Coffman Chapel in Mountain View. Funeral services will be at 2 Thursday afternoon at Bryan Funeral Home Chapel in Hoxie with Tommy Lee officiating. Interment will be in Lawrence Memorial Gardens of Walnut Ridge. Another visitation will be in the Bryan Chapel from noon till time of the service. Pallbearers will be Randell Huskey, Wendell Romine, Gary George, Gary Creemes, Nathan Romine and Mike Atkinson.

Opal Loraine Hutton MANILA — Opal Loraine Hutton, 95, of Manila passed from this life Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at her home. Born at Manila, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Ida Jackson Rice and the widow of Mr. Vaughn Hutton. She had lived in California and Texas before returning to Northeast Arkansas in the 1950s. She and her husband spent much of their life in the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie area before returning home to Manila in 2002. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ancil Rice, and a sister, Harriet Schultz. She is survived by two brothers, J.B. Rice and Murel Rice, both of Manila, and one sister, Edith Nau of Flint, Mich. Graveside funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Manila Cemetery with the Rev. William Piercy officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Howard Funeral Service of Manila. The family will re-

ceive visitors Thursday from 11:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Guest register: www .HowardFuneralService.com

Mary Catherine Hyde PARAGOULD — Mary Catherine Hyde, 84, Paragould died Monday in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Hyde, and parents. She retired from Emerson Electric Co. and was a member of Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda Gail and Ed Flinn, and Belinda and Ken Winford, all of Jonesboro, and a sister, Freda Yow of Paragould. The family will receive friends from noon-1:30 p.m. today, with her service following at 1:30, both at Heath Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Leon Harvey. Burial will be private. Sign an online guestbook at www.heathfuneral home.com.

Omagene Sadie Irvin JONESBORO — Omagene Sadie Irvin, 86, passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at Ridgecrest Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 6, 1925, in Cherry Valley to the late Mr. Shirley and Eva Lee Mashburn. She was a former employee of Frolic Footwear, Jimco and Jefferson House. She was a member of the North Main Baptist Church. Survivors include her children and their spouses, Joyce and Jesse Doyle of Fayetteville, Glen and Diane Irvin of Jonesboro, Steve and Joette Irvin of Wiseman, and Rick and Mary Irvin of Jonesboro; a brother and his wife, Dale and Barbara Mashburn; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gene Billy Irvin, and four brothers, Billy Mashburn, James Mashburn, Hubert Mashburn and Bobby Mashburn. Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home, 300 West Matthews Ave., Jonesboro. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 Thursday afternoon at Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery. Honored to serve as pallbearers are Tim Lambert, Kevin Short, Dale Hibbs, Jeremy Irvin, Tyler Hibbs and Tim Mashburn. Lasting memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society. Personal condolences may be sent to the Irvin family at www.gregg funerals.com.

Mary Keller SMITHVILLE — Mary E. “Twiggy” Keller of Smithville died Monday evening, Nov. 14, 2011, at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center, surrounded by her family. She was 69 years old. She was born July 21, 1942, in Cash to the late Sethley Lloyd and Wilcie Lee Riley. She was an avid fisherman and greatly enjoyed her crafts and was of the Pentecostal faith. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Craig of Smithville; three grandchildren; sister, Glenda Samson; and brother, Floyd Lamb. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive her. The family will receive friends from noon Thursday until the 2 p.m. service at Higginbotham Funeral Service in Walnut Ridge with the Rev. David Webb officiating. Interment will follow in Manning No. 2 Cemetery. Honored friends and grandsons will serve her as pallbearers. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Service of Walnut Ridge. Online guest book: www .higginbothamfuneralservice .com

Charles R. Kirksey TRUMANN — Charles Richard Kirksey, 60, of Trumann died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at the family residence. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived his lifetime in Trumann. He was the guidance counselor for Trumann High School, past president of the Trumann Rotary Club, a member of Trumann Fine Arts Council and Trumann Planning and Zoning ComKirksey mission, past Boy Scout leader and of the Baptist faith. He was the son of the late A. Doyle and Mavis M. Freeman Kirksey. Survivors include one daughter, Amiee Kirksey of Cabot; one sister, Debbie Layton and husband Dr. Louis of Jonesboro; one brother, Freddie Kirksey and wife Gail of Eads, Tenn.; and three grandchildren, Austin Carter, Ali Carter and Mason Nelson. Funeral services will be at 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, 1301 Arkansas 69 Blvd. Burial will follow in the Philadelphia Cemetery in Jonesboro. Pallbearers will be Ricky Mitchell, Doug Butler, Allen Rhodes, Wayne Maggard, Darren Chenoweth and Dr. Louis Layton. Visitation will be from 5-7 this evening at the funeral home. An online register can be signed at www.thompson funeralhome.net.

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WALNUT RIDGE — Emma Willene Jarrett, 88, of Walnut Ridge passed away Sunday. Survivors include two sons, Bill Hackworth and wife Paula of Portia, and Scott Hackworth and wife Patty of Cameron, N.C.; three grandchildren, Brittney Barnett, Lisa Morgan and Pashia Hampton; three greatgrandchildren, Makenzie Bice, Macey Bice and Marlee Barnett; and many other relatives and friends. Services will be 10 Thursday morning in the Bryan Chapel with Glen Smith officiating. Interment will be in the Clover Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 tonight.

CORNING — Mary Perkins, 74, of Corning passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. Perkins was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include a son, Farrell Gene Perkins of Paragould; a daughter, Denise Shook of Knobel; brothers, Landis Shook of Paragould, W.E. Johnson of DeSoto, Mo., and Gaylon Shook of Lansing, Mich.; a sister, Georgia Kessler of Paragould; grandchildren, Misty and Nathan Perkins; and great-grandchildren, Alicia and Ashley. She was preceded in death by parents, William and Verneal Shook; brother, Farrell Johnson; and sister, Wileen Roden. Visitation will be from 1-3 Thursday afternoon at Ermert Funeral Home in

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Corning. Funeral services will follow at 3 at the funeral home with Marlin Ray officiating. Burial will be in Hosea Cemetery in Knobel. Online condolences: www .ermertfuneralhome.com

Marvin Riddle POCAHONTAS — Marvin E. Riddle, 82, passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. He was born June 5, 1929, to the late Joe and Lorean Riddle. He was also preceded in death by brother, Joe Riddle Jr., and sister, Elizabeth Riddle. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ruth Riddle, married since July 2, 1954, and two sons, Joe Riddle of North Little Rock and James Riddle of Jonesboro. Mr. Riddle worked for 22 years as a teacher-superintendent at Turrell School District and 15 years as a principal of the Pocahontas School District. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Heart Association and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 Friday morning in the Chapel of McNabb Funeral Home with Wayne Spencer officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-8 Thursday evening. Pallbearers will include James Hooper, Justin Majors, Brady Banta, Lee Bowles, Clyde Hackworth and James Ashcraft. Honorary pallbearers will include Jerry Haley, Jerid Summitt and Dino Mengarelli.

Elzine Sloan WALNUT RIDGE — Elzine Sloan, 86, of Walnut Ridge passed away, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 31, 1925, at Denton, a daughter of Orville and Elsie Matthews Oldham. She was a homemaker, devoted loving mother and wife and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Ridge. She was united in marriage on July 25, 1946, to James E. Sloan III, who preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 2007. She was also preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Walto Oldham and O.D. Oldham. Survivors include two sons, Robert Dane Sloan of Walnut Ridge, and David Clay Sloan and wife Penny Kay of Walnut Ridge; two stepgrandchildren, Haley Osburn and Zack Osburn of Walnut Ridge; a sister, Myra Ballard and husband Jerry of Walnut Ridge; and many other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be at 3 Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Debbie Spangler officiating. Pallbearers will be Dr. Frank Oldham, Jerry Ballard, Dan Sloan, Kelly Sloan, Mike Sloan, Pat Sloan and Walker Sloan. Private family burial will be in the Lawrence Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 68 this evening at the First Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church. Online registry: www.bryanfh.com

James Stidem MARKED TREE — James Earnest “J.E.” Stidem of Marked Tree died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a Methodist and a retired oil truck driver for Ritter Oil Co. He was preceded in

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HARRISBURG — Thomas Strange, 71, of Harrisburg died Monday, Nov. 14, in Jonesboro. He was born May 11, 1940, to Orgill and Cora (Winningham) Strange. He married Linda Neal on July 2, 1961. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and a sister. Survivors include a son, Tommy Strange; daughters, Debra Smith, Teresa Jones and Judy Cannon; four brothers; six sisters; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 Friday morning at Thompson-Wilson Wynne Funeral Home with burial following in Cogbill cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 Thursday evening at the funeral home. Online registry: www .thompsonwilsonfh.com

Eathel Street

POCAHONTAS — Eathel Street, 95, passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at the Randolph County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 4, 1916, in Dalton to the late John and Sarah Tanner. She is also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Survivors include two sons, Jake Street of Paris, Texas, and Tim Street of Williston, Fla.; one daughter, Taffy Walton of Pocahontas; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brother, Leonard Tanner, and sister, Josephine Aquino, both of Corning; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 4:30 Thursday afternoon in Randolph Memorial Gardens Cemetery with James Coker officiating. Visitation will be held prior to service from 3-4 in the Chapel of McNabb Funeral Home.

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PIEDMONT, Mo. — Carma Thomas, 96, of Piedmont, Mo., formerly of Paragould, died Saturday. Mrs. Thomas and her late husband, Fred, farmed in the Mounds community. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Glenda Sue Allen of Piedmont; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel in Paragould with Mike Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector. Visitation will be from 11 Thursday morning until service time at Mitchell Funeral Home. Online guestbook: www .mitchellfuneralhomes.com

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JONESBORO — The wet conditions Tuesday caused havoc throughout the region as numerous wrecks were reported. Jonesboro E-911 director Jeff Presley said his office handled 18 traffic accidents from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, with most being the basic fender-bender. “We’ve had a load of traffic accidents today,” he said. Presley said the heavy rains on the road created a difficult drive for people. “The oil-dirt mix (that accumulates during a lack of rain) on the road makes it tough,” he said. According to the National Weather Service, heavy rains are forecast this morning with a break until the weekend. Presley said people should be exercise caution when driving in wet conditions. “Slow down and leave enough room between you and the other vehicle,” he said. “That is how a lot of the accidents happened Tuesday.” —Michael Wilkey

Assault results in suspended sentence

HARRISBURG — A Poinsett County man was given a 36-month suspended sentence Monday after pleading guilty in Circuit Court to aggravated assault. James E. Bettes, 45, 184 Mills Circle, Lepanto, appeared before Circuit Judge Brent Davis of Jonesboro on the aggravated assault charge during an appearance at the county Detention Center. Bettes was also fined $500 and ordered to pay $220 in court costs, $250 to the state public defender commission and a $250 DNA fee. The state was represented by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Martin Lilly of Jonesboro. Bettes was represented by Public Defender L.D. Gibson of Trumann. Other pleas accepted Monday were: • Angela Everett, no age available, 603 East Jackson St., Harrisburg, possession of an instrument of a crime — 12-month suspended sentence, $1,000 fine, $220 in court costs and $250 to the state public defender commission. • Joshua Evans, 32, 1117 Adams St., Blytheville, theft of property — 36-month suspended sentence, $100 fine, $220 in court costs, $250 DNA fee, $250 to the state public defender commission and $5,000 restitution. • Sandy Louise Austin, 41, 227 Gee St., Apt. 2, Jonesboro, possession of a controlled substance — 60-month suspended sentence, $1,000 fine, $345 in court costs and $250 to the state public defender commission. • Steven A. Jaco, 31, of Hardin Lane, Weiner, theft of property — 12-month suspended sentence, $1,000 fine, $220 in court costs and $250 to the state public defender commission. • Andrew Mross, 26, 103 North Wilson St., Lot 4, Harrisburg, possession of drug paraphernalia — 60 months’ probation, $1,000 fine, $345 in court costs and $250 to the state public defender commission. • Jake Baker, 20, 720 Dudley St., Weiner, criminal mischief — 12 month suspended sentence, $1,000 fine and $220 in court costs. • Sonya Riley, 29, 523 Martin Drive, Cherry Valley, possession of drug paraphernalia — 12-month suspended sentence, $500 fine, $345 in court costs and $250 to the state public defender commission. • Danny Bruce Laden, 34, 705 Kenwood Ave., Lepanto, third-degree battery — 12-month suspended sentence, $500 fine, $220 in court costs and $250 to the state public defender commission.

• Charles Bradley Glover, 40, 207 Mullins St., Tyronza, second-offense driving while intoxicated and thirdoffense driving while intoxicated — 90 days in the county jail, followed by a 9-month suspended sentence, fine of $2,500 and $920 in court costs. • Edward Exum, 40, 9128 Old Military Lane, Harrisburg, aggravated assault, terroristic threatening and criminal use of a prohibited weapon — 36 months’ probation, followed by a 60-month suspended sentence, fine of $1,000, $220 in court costs and $250 to the state public defender commission. • David K. Rodgers, 25, 204 A Redwood St., Trumann, second-degree forgery — 36-month suspended sentence, $500 fine, $220 in court costs, $75 restitution and $250 to the state public defender commission. —Michael Wilkey

TV, clothing stolen from apartment JONESBORO — A Jonesboro woman reported a 42-inch TV and some of her daughter’s clothing stolen from her residence Monday night. Dionna Forest, 1308 Flint St., Apt. F, said she arrived home from work around 11 p.m. and found someone had gained entry by opening two windows. Others reporting crimes to the Jonesboro Police Department Monday included: • Teddy Rook, 3008 Rook Road — theft of 20 aftermarket radiators, worth a total $2,000, from his property. • Craighead County Office of Emergency Management — a projector and 25 emergency guides used for presentations and last seen in July are missing from his office • Virginia L. Hodges — someone made $737 in fraudulent charges on her debit card. • Richard Clay, 3611 School St. — tools valued at $650 stolen from his truck. —Keith Inman

Grand jury indicts five on drug charges Five residents of Northeast Arkansas have been indicted on drug charges by a federal grand jury, U.S. Atorney Christopher R. Thyer of Jonesboro and William J. Bryant, assistant special agent in charge of the Little Rock District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, announced Tuesday. “Once again, the investigation and indictments are typical of the cooperation that we all enjoy in Arkansas when engaged in fighting crime and protecting the public,” Thyer said. “It is all too common for local law enforcement and the DEA to work hand in glove in investigations. We all have our strengths which, when unified, make a formidable opponent to drug dealers. This is another example of that commitment and unity.” Thyer said the indictments announced Tuesday were unrelated to the Operation Delta Blues investigation, which centered on illegal drug activity in the HelenaWest Helena area. Richard Anderson, 43, 4733 Lonoke Lane, Jonesboro, and Bridgette Diane Crosswell, 36, 106 Gregg Lane, Gosnell, were indicted in a drug conspiracy involving methamphetamine. Crosswell was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a pistol in connection with a drugtrafficking crime. Michael Dority, 35, 2300 Biltmore Cove, Jonesboro, is charged with two counts of distribution of cocaine and one count of possession with the intent

to distribute approximately 44 grams of cocaine base (crack). Arthur Ray (Ray Ray) Osborn, 30, 2107 Parkside Drive, Jonesboro, is charged with one count of possession with the intent to distribute 3.4 ounces of cocaine base and one count of possession with the intent to distribute approximately 86 ecstasy tablets. Brian Collins, 32, of Blytheville is charged in a one count indictment with possession with the intent to distribute approximately 1.85 ounces of cocaine base. The investigation was conducted by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the 2nd Judicial District Drug Task Force, the Jonesboro, Blytheville and Osceola police departments and the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Harris. —Keith Inman

MissCo woman held for drug charges MONETTE — A Mississippi County woman will be arraigned early next year after her arrest on suspicion of drug offenses, Monette Police Chief Brian Carmichael said. Sheila Matheny, 44, 806 Roy Lee Drive, Manila, was arrested Nov. 4 on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident on Arkansas 18. Officer Brandon Womack pulled over a white Jeep Cherokee for speeding and questioned Matheny, Carmichael said. Womack asked Matheny to get out of the vehicle and asked for permission to search her. Womack allegedly found a bag of meth and a straw used to ingest meth in Matheny’s pocket. In addition to the drug offenses, Matheny was cited for speeding. Craighead County District Judge Keith Blackman set a $25,000 bond for Matheny during a probable cause hearing. Blackman also set a Jan. 3 arraignment for Matheny in Circuit Court at Lake City. —Michael Wilkey

Jonesboro firefighters answer 15 alarms JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Fire Department responded to the following alarms during the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m. thisday. • At 8:57 p.m. Monday, 231 North Bridge St., false alarm. • At 1:18 a.m. Tuesday, 3016 North Church St., false alarm. • At 6:48 a.m. Tuesday, 4300 Aggie Road, Dumpster fire. • At 7:49 a.m. Tuesday, 3016 North Church St., false alarm. • At 11:12 a.m. Tuesday, intersection of Main Street and Oak Avenue, accident with injurues. • At 11:49 a.m. Tuesday, 800 Southwest Drive, false alarm. • At 1:14 p.m. Tuesday, intersection of South Culberhouse Street and Parker Road, accident with injuries. • At 1:35 p.m. Tuesday, 638 West Huntington Ave., public service. • At 3 p.m. Tuesday, 2810 Quality Way, false alarm. • At 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, intersection of Dan Avenue and U.S. 63, accident with injuries. • At 4:57 p.m. Tuesday, 4225 Stadium Blvd., accident with injuries. Firefighters also responded to four medical assists.

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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board awarded more than $390,000 statewide to crime victims in October, including $53,000 to victims in Northeast Arkansas. Awards were given in 189 new cases statewide, with 15 cases coming from Northeast Arkansas, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said. The awards and amount by county for NEA include: • Craighead — one new award, four supplemental awards, $12,883 • Lawrence — one new award, $860

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Pride fuels Iranian nuke defiance BY ALI AKBAR DAREINI AND BRIAN MURPHY ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Banners proclaiming Iran’s “obvious right” to nuclear technology are draped over building facades. State media describe the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency as an American puppet and dismiss claims about nuclear weapons advances as made-in-the-USA falsehoods. At Tehran University a group of hard-line students starts a petition urging Iran to withdraw from an international treaty regulating nuclear development. There’s no doubt Iran carefully stage-manages much of its backlash to Western pressures over its nuclear efforts. But not all. Iran’s defiance re-

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Iranian students hold posters while they gather in front of the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility in support of Iran’s nuclear program, just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, on Tuesday. mains one of the few patches of common ground in a nation with multiple divisions: Hardliners against opposition groups; power struggles between the ruling clerics and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; in-

fighting among various parliament factions. “Iranians don’t agree on much these days, but you could say the nuclear issue is one where they more or less speak in a common voice,” said William O. Beeman, a University of

Minnesota professor who follows Iranian affairs. He said that gave some breathing room to Iran’s ruling system. “That’s a big advantage,” he said. “They can concentrate on the fight with the United States and others and — with this case at least — don’t have to deal with internal tensions.” For Western leaders and their allies, the showdown with Iran is without much nuance: A nonnegotiable drive to halt suspected steps toward a nuclear weapon. Within the Islamic Republic, however, the nuclear question is deeply intertwined with powerful elements — such as national pride and efforts to become an Islamic leader in scientific progress — that have left little room for concessions to Western pressures.

Greece official: Pass deal as soon as possible

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister urged lawmakers Tuesday to ratify a new debt deal with “maximum possible speed” to avoid default and a collapse in living standards to levels seen half a century ago. Evangelos Venizelos said “sensitive talks” were under way to secure backing across the political spectrum in Greece to the $190 billion agreement sealed in late

October after months of hard bargaining among European nations. “It is not to be taken for granted that the funds in the Oct. 26 plan will always be available. ... We must move with the maximum possible speed in a totally targeted way” Venizelos said. “We are taking measures that would have been inconceivable a few months or a few years ago. ... This is a very harsh but neces-

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Afghan conference to discuss U.S. role

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite Taliban threats about 2,000 Afghan elders will convene this week as President Hamid Karzai seeks support for a security partnership with the United States after the scheduled withdrawal of international troops by the end of 2014. The loya jirga, or grand council, could give Karzai political cover for negotiations over a deal

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‘Human side’ of bin Laden recalled CAIRO (AP) — Here’s how the new head of al-Qaida remembers Osama bin Laden: A sensitive man who cried when his friends lost family members, remained close to his children despite the hard life of an international jihadist and fondly remembered — by name — the 19 men who carried out the deadliest terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil. Longtime bin Laden deputy Ayman al-Zawahri, now al-Qaida’s new head, related these and other memories in a new video posted on jihadist Web sites Tuesday. In the video al-Zawahri said he wants “to show the human side” of bin Laden’s life. In doing so, he also is likely trying to boost his own popularity by emphasizing his closeness to the terror group’s former, more charismatic leader.

Lopez Obrador to run again in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — The charismatic and combative leftist who paralyzed the streets of Mexico City after narrowly losing the country’s last presidential election will make another run next year after winning an opinion poll released by his party on Tuesday. A hugely popular candidate in 2006, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador now is seen as a long shot to stop Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, from regaining the presidency in 2012. Enrique Pena Nieto, the telegenic leading candidate for the PRI, is far ahead of his potential rivals, topping Lopez Obrador by 23 points in an October poll. But Lopez Obrador has a core of passionate supporters who say he was cheated of victory in 2006 and who often refer to him as Mexico’s legitimate president.

New president of Tunisia is activist TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A veteran human rights activist was selected as Tunisia’s new interim president on Tuesday, a party official said. Moncef Marzouki, the head of the Congress for the Republic, will take on the role for the next year while a new constitution is being written, according to an official close to the party. The agreement was reached between Ennahda, the Islamist Party that won 89 of 217 seats in the new assembly in the Oct. 23 elections, and the CPR, which came second with 29 seats, the official added. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of negotiations.

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Drone missiles kill 7 militants

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Pakistani forces eliminate another 16 BY RASOOL DAWAR ASSOCIATED PRESS

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone fired missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border early Tuesday morning, killing seven alleged militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The strike occurred in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, a key hub for Taliban and al-Qaida militants, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Elsewhere in the northwest, Pakistani forces pounded militant hideouts, killing 16 suspected insurgents, said government officials. Most of the suspected militants killed in Tuesday’s drone attack were from the Pakistani Taliban, said the

intelligence officials. Insurgents linked to Afghan militant groups who were harboring them were also killed, they said. The United States has conducted around 200 drone strikes in North Waziristan in recent years, mostly targeting al-Qaida militants and Afghan Taliban fighters who are battling American troops in Afghanistan. Some of the strikes have also hit the Pakistani Taliban, who are allied with Afghan groups but have focused their fighting against the Pakistani state. The United States does not acknowledge the CIArun drone program in Pakistan publicly, but officials have said privately that the strikes have killed many senior al-Qaida and Taliban commanders. Pakistani officials have criticized the strikes as violations of the country’s sovereignty, but the govern-

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A Pakistani vendor weaves a cot with nylon threads at his shop in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday. ment is widely believed to have supported the strikes in the past and even let the drones take off from bases inside Pakistan. That support has become strained as the relationship between the United States and Pakistan has deteriorated, especially in the wake of the covert American raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani garrison town in May. The Pakistani government was not notified of the operation beforehand. The United States has pushed Pakistan to take military action in North Waziristan, or at least provide Washington with intelligence that could be

used to target insurgents battling American forces in Afghanistan. The United States is especially focused on the Haqqani network, which it deems the most dangerous militant group in Afghanistan. Pakistan has said it can’t conduct a military operation in North Waziristan because its troops are stretched too thin fighting the Pakistani Taliban in other parts of the tribal region. Many analysts believe, however, that Pakistan is reluctant to target groups like the Haqqani network with which it has historical ties and could be useful allies in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An increasing number of children are being caught in attacks and crossfire across south and central Somalia, the U.N.’s children agency said Tuesday, as a land mine targeting police exploded at the world’s largest refugee camp in neighboring Kenya, wounding two people. UNICEF said that 24 children were killed in conflict in Somalia in October, nearly double the confirmed child killings of every other month this year. UNICEF said 58 children also were confirmed to have been injured in October, the highest number this year. UNICEF’s representative to Somalia, Sikander Khan, said the true numbers are likely to be even higher. “Somali children’s lives are being put more and more in grave danger with the increasing conflict. In accordance with international law, we call on all parties to the conflict in Somalia to stop all killing, maiming, recruitment for armed services and rape of children,” Khan said. Kenyan troops moved into Somalia to fight alShabab militants in mid-October, but a UNICEF spokesman, Jaya Murthy, said UNICEF is not attributing the increased violence to a particular group. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Mogadishu last month that killed more than 100 people. UNICEF is one of the few international agencies that has access to southern Somalia, a region that is largely controlled by al-Shabab militants. “Generally, we’ve seen an increase in violence and armed confrontation, and children have been caught in that violence,” Murthy said.

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The presidents of Sudan and the new nation of South Sudan are both predicting the possibility of a new war in an oil-rich region that has seen a spike in cross-border attacks. Troop build-ups are being reported on both sides of the Sudan-South Sudan border, the world’s newest international boundary, and rebels in Sudan announced a new alliance with the aim of overthrowing their own government, which is seated in the capital, Khartoum. The United States is pleading for cooler heads to prevail, even as aid

workers are withdrawing from the region after two bombing runs into South Sudan by Sudan, its northern neighbor, last week. After two long wars that spanned decades, South Sudan formally declared independence from Sudan in July following a successful independence referendum in January that was guaranteed in a 2005 peace deal. The world celebrated the peaceful break-up of Sudan. But big disputes that have long lurked in the background are now festering, and flaring into violence. An agreement to split the region’s oil revenues was never reached. The

borders were never fully demarcated. And perhaps most important, the breakup left two large groups of people in Sudan’s south in the lurch, groups that Sudan has labeled rebels and that Khartoum’s military has been attacking for months.

Financial crisis In addition, the Khartoum government is facing a financial crisis due to the loss of oil revenue and rising food prices, said John Prendergast, the cofounder of the U.S.-based Enough Project, which closely monitors Sudan. “Each spark heightens the possibility of all-out war, and the sparks are

occurring with more frequency now,” Prendergast said Monday. Sudan President Omar al-Bashir accuses the south of arming what he calls rebels in Sudan. He said this month that if the south wants to return to war, his army is prepared, as he ticked off recent clashes he said the north won. “We are ready to teach you another lesson,” Bashir said. South Sudan President Salva Kiir responded last week, saying al-Bashir’s accusation are only to justify “his pending invasion.” Kiir said South Sudan is committed to peace but allow its sovereignty to be violated.

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Holidays are coming Kevin Walters hangs Christmas decorations Thursday outside City Water and Light, 400 East Monroe Ave., in Jonesboro.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CALENDAR | Events listed in this column are generally open to the public although admission fees may be charged. To request changes or additions or notify The Sun of special meetings for this listing, call 935-5525 or 1-800-2375341, fax to 935-5823 or email to newsroom@jonesboro sun.com Today Paragould City Light Water & Cable Board of Commissioners, 7 a.m., CLWC boardroom. Craighead County Circuit Court criminal term, 8:30 a.m., Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro. Poinsett County Circuit Court criminal term, 8:30 a.m., Poinsett County Courthouse in Harrisburg. Thursday Greene County Tech School Board, 7 p.m., administration office. Manila School Board, 7:30 p.m., administration office. Cherokee Village City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall. Craighead County Circuit Court criminal term, 8:30 a.m., Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro. Poinsett County Circuit Court criminal term, 8:30 a.m., Poinsett County Courthouse in Harrisburg. Monday Westside School Board, 6 p.m., high school library. Brookland School Board, 6:30 p.m., superintendent’s office boardroom. Lake City City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall. Paragould School Board, 6 p.m., administration office.

Greene County Quorum Court, 7 p.m., Greene County Courthouse. Pocahontas School Board, 7 p.m., junior high library. Newport Special School District Board, 6 p.m., administration building. Newport City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall. Cross County School Board, 6 p.m., superintendent’s office. Cross County Quorum Court, 6 p.m., courthouse. Wynne School Board, 6 p.m., boardroom. Osceola City Council, 5 p.m., City Hall. Manila City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall. Mississippi County Finance Committee, 1:30 p.m., Blytheville Courthouse. Cave City School Board, 7 p.m., middle school library. Ash Flat City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 897 Ash Flat Drive. Imboden Area Charter School, 6 p.m., at the school. Sloan-Hendrix School Board, 7 p.m., administration building. Craighead County Circuit Court revocation hearings, 8:30 a.m., Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro. Greene County Circuit Court criminal chambers day, 8:30 a.m., Greene County Courthouse in Paragould. Sharp County Quorum Court, 6 p.m., courthouse at Ash Flat. Tuesday City Water and Light Board of Directors, 1:15 p.m., CWL headquarters, 400 East Monroe Ave. Cave City City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall.

HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY | BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2011. There are 45 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On Nov. 16, 1961, House Speaker Samuel T. Rayburn, 79, died at his home in Bonham, Texas, having served as speaker since 1940 except for two terms as minority leader of the Democrats. On this date: In 1776, British troops captured Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution. In 1885, Canadian rebel leader Louis Riel was executed for high treason. In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union. In 1917, Georges Clemenceau again became prime minister of France. In 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations. In 1959, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” opened on Broadway. In 1960, Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable died in Los Angeles at age 59. In 1966, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954. In 1973, Skylab 4, carrying a crew of three astronauts, was launched from Cape Canaveral on an 84day mission. In 1981, the Senate confirmed Dr. C. Everett Koop to be surgeon general. Oscar-winning actor William Holden, 63, was found dead in his Santa Monica, Calif., apartment. On the ABC-TV soap opera “General Hospital,” Laura Webber (played by Genie Francis) married Luke Spencer (played by Anthony Geary). Ten years ago: Investigators found a letter addressed to Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., containing anthrax; it was the second letter bearing the deadly

germ known to have been sent to Capitol Hill. A University of Georgia football fan rushing to catch his flight ran past guards and through a passenger exit at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, forcing officials to halt flights; the man, Michael Lasseter, was later sentenced to five weekends or 10 days in jail and 500 hours of community service. Five years ago: Democrats embraced Nancy Pelosi as the first woman House speaker in history, but then selected Steny Hoyer as majority leader against her wishes. African, Arab, European and U.N. leaders agreed in principle to a joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force for Sudan’s Darfur region. Gunmen abducted a private security team of four Americans and an Austrian in southern Iraq. (All five were later slain.) Minnesota Twins’ ace Johan Santana won the AL Cy Young Award. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman died in San Francisco at age 94. One year ago: President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living service member from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to receive the nation’s top military award. U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel was convicted on 11 of 13 charges related to financial misconduct, prompting fellow lawmakers to censure the 80-year-old New York Democrat. The engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton was announced in London. Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, 64, was shot to death in her Mercedes on Sunset Boulevard. (Police believe the killer was Harold Martin Smith, who took his own life when confronted by officers.) Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies unanimously won the NL Cy Young Award.

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Thai elephant park reopens after floods BY THANYARAT DOKSONE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (AP) — A huge work force in Thailand was back on the job Tuesday: the elephants famous for carrying tourists through the country’s ancient capital. Authorities reopened a major elephant park in Ayutthaya, hoping to show tourists the country is beginning to return to normal following historic floods that have left more than 550 people dead nationwide. Still, the prime minister said some parts of Bangkok could remain flooded into the New Year holiday period even though water is receding. The pachyderms from the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace stood and sat with their mahouts — or handlers — through a prayer ceremony asking for blessings as the park opened for the first time since it was swamped in September. The park is famous for offering tourists elephant rides through the ancient temple ruins that dot the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site 50 miles north of Bangkok. Experts fear that at least half of the more than 200 waterlogged monasteries, fortresses and other monuments in the one-time royal capital have been damaged by Thailand’s worst floods in more than half a century. Parts of the city were covered in up to 6 feet of water for more than a month. On Tuesday the major temples were dry, but dead fish and piles of debris and garbage littered the grounds, highlighting the massive cleanup effort that lies ahead. Shops in the city were reopening, but the streets were largely empty of tourists. Thailand’s tourism industry as a whole has been mostly unaffected by the flooding, with visitors simply avoiding the inundated central region and heading to the many mountain and beach areas unaffected by the floods. Authorities hope the reopening of the elephant park will start drawing visitors back. “Right now the tourists are starting to understand and hear the news that tourism in Ayutthaya is re-

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A Thai soldier helps a woman through floodwaters in Bangkhunthian district in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. suming,” said Witthaya Piewpong, Ayutthaya’s governor. “We are now welcoming all tourists, especially here at the elephant palace.” The camp, which had 98 elephants, closed when the city began to flood and a small group was stranded on an area of dry land where they lived on donated fruit and vegetables. Most of the other elephants swam to safety. The floods have affected more than a third of the country’s provinces and killed 562 people nationwide since they began swamping the central heartland in late July. The water has been inching across parts of Bangkok for several weeks, and officials have often struggled with how to protect the city of 9 million people. The threat to central Bangkok that had been officials’ greatest worry appears to have largely passed, and waters in neighborhoods in the city’s north have started to recede. In Bangkok’s west, the water continues to spread as it makes its slow journey to the Gulf of Thailand to the south. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she hoped the east side of the city will be dry by the New Year holiday period, though

she had her doubts about when the water would fully recede in the west. “I’d like to see people feel happy during the New Year,” Yingluck said. “But there is one area I am not confident about: the west side. It is very difficult to drain water in that area.” On Monday, Thailand’s 83-yearold King Bhumibol Adulyadej left his room at Bangkok’s Siriraj hospital, where has lived for the past two years, to watch the water level on the Chao Phraya river, which flows alongside the facility. It was the king’s first public appearance since he suffered a health problem that caused him to temporarily lose consciousness earlier this month. The situation is improving in many areas north of the capital, and the main highway from Bangkok to Ayutthaya has reopened to traffic. Though some parts of the roadway have minor flooding, vehicles are able to pass. Still, while previously swamped cities across the central region drain, large parts of the countryside remain under water, and it is not clear how long it will take for the waters to fully recede.

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DID SOMEONE LEAVE THE WATER RUNNING? Report suggests water loss in city systems costing Marmaduke about $45,000 per year. B3

Nettleton donations at more than $16K Superintendent: Foundation raises funds for school BY RAY WHITESIDE SUN STAFF WRITER

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Nettleton Superintendent James Dunivan (right) shakes hands with Nettleton School Board member Carl Chambers during their meeting Tuesday night after

Chambers was selected as the district’s voting representative for the Arkansas School Board Association. Also pictured is board president Ted Rook.

JONESBORO — Nettleton School Superintendent James Dunivan told his school’s board of directors Tuesday that his faculty and staff have received almost $17,000 in donations through the Nettleton Education Foundation.

In September the foundation’s “Surprise Patrol” awarded several thousand dollars in grant money that had already been received. Foundation members went to schools in the district and surprised teachers who had applied for funding last school year and during the summer. So far for this school

year the district has collected $16,769. “These folks really do a great job. They truly are Nettleton people,” Dunivan said. In other business, the board learned that the district has spent 25 percent of its salary fund PLEASE SEE NETTLETON, B3

Minor flooding expected in parts of Northeast Ark. BY GEORGE JARED SUN STAFF WRITER

BLACK ROCK — Officials in counties and towns along the Black River watched nervously Tuesday as the rains fell and the river rose, but no flooding was reported as of late afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning today along the river in Black Rock. According to projections, the Black River is expected to rise to 16 feet tonight, two feet above flood stage. Minor flooding is expected in the river bottoms and rural farmland near the river banks, the NWS predicted. In Pocahontas the Black River wasn’t expected to reach flood stage, and Mayor Frank Bigger said flooding wasn’t a concern — yet. “We’re in pretty good shape right now,” Bigger said. “We don’t think water will reach the levee, but there’s probably some

farmland that will be affected.” An earthen levee on Arkansas 304 was breached in more than a dozen spots last spring, and efforts to

‘We’re in pretty good shape right now. We don’t think water will reach the levee, but there’s probably some farmland that will be affected.’ Frank Bigger Pocahontas mayor repair it have been under way. Bigger said he thinks most of the work is completed.

A flood advisory was issued along the Spring River near Imboden. NWS estimated the river will rise to 17.5 feet by this morning, only half a foot away from flood stage. “Heavy rainfall tonight (Tuesday) may cause the advisory to be upgraded to a flood warning,” the NWS said in a news released. Record flooding on the Black River decimated huge swaths of Randolph and Lawrence counties in late April and early May. The river rose to record levels in Pocahontas, blanketing the eastern part of the city. Raging water destroyed homes, roads and businesses. Damage estimates are in the millions of dollars throughout Northeast Arkansas. There is a 30 percent chance of rain today throughout NEA, according to the NWS. The next significant chance of rain will be this weekend. gjared@jonesborosun.com

Elementary principal tells board school taken off improvement list

TRUMANN — Board members received good news Monday on a variety of fronts including academic reports, said Linda Popejoy, administrative assistant for Trumann School District superintendent Myra Graham. Popejoy said Cedar Park Elementary principal Cynthia Wright gave a report about the school being taken off the state school improvement list. The school — for students in K-4 — was placed on the list due to test scores in math, Popejoy said. “She appealed it, and we were taken off the

list,” Popejoy said. In a related note, Popejoy said Wright also gave a report about the school’s recent fall festival. The school raised $3,100 during the event, with the money going toward student gifts and an end-of-year celebration.

Additional work In other action, board members: • received a report from student council president Ethan Baker about service projects that the group will be working on this year; • denied a transfer request from Paige Blasin-

game from Trumann to Valley View; • received a report from James Baker about the district’s classified personnel policy; • discussed the recent parent-teacher conferences at the district; • received a report from Graham about the pros and cons of using a direct deposit system for school employees; • discussed having a facilities work day for the board to look at various construction projects; and • accepted the resignation of Jana Spencer, third grade teacher. —Michael Wilkey

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Ready for rain

Tess Wheetley walks across the Arkansas State University-Jonesboro campus after a rain shower Tuesday.

Authorities remain mum on disappearance of 44-year-old BY GEORGE JARED SUN STAFF WRITER

Karen Johnson Swift

It’s been two weeks since 44-year-old Karen Johnson Swift disappeared in Dyersburg, Tenn., and authorities are still baffled as to what happened to her. Swift, a 1985 Walnut Ridge High School graduate, has not been seen since Oct. 30, and Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box has refused to comment about the case to The Sun.

Repeated phone calls and messages to the sheriff have not been returned. Box is in charge of the investigation and the only person at his office authorized to comment, according to officials there. Other media outlets have also reported trouble with contacting Box. The woman’s 2004 Nissan Murano was found with a flat tire on Millsfield Highway at 5:30 a.m. the day she disappeared. It’s not far from her home

David Swift on Oct. 10. Police have not named David Swift a suspect in her disappearance. A slew of friends and family from Northeast Arkansas descended on Dyersburg in the days after she went missing. Her son, Dustin, told The Sun in an interview on Nov. 3 he still believed his mother was alive, and she would “definitely fight for her life.” Family members have not been talking to the media, but many of her

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in Dyer County. A pair of jeans and a shirt belonging to Swift were found near the vehicle, and DNA taken from the clothing was a match for her, according to numerous media reports. Police have not confirmed if the clothing was retrieved. The last person to see Swift was her husband, David Swift, who told authorities he saw the missing woman around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 30. Swift had filed for a divorce from

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Arkansas Lt. Gov. Darr to speak in area. Coverage Friday.

friends have. The Dyersburg State Gazette reported Tuesday that the massive ground searches in the county will be curtailed, and investigators will focus on evidence already collected to solve the case. Anyone with information as to Swift’s whereabouts can contact the Dyer County Sheriff ’s Department at (731) 2852802. gjared@jonesborosun.com

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Body found in Ark. house identified

HOPE (AP) — Hempstead County officials are releasing the name of a man whose body was found in an abandoned house. Sheriff James Singleton told the Texarkana Gazette an State Crime Lab autopsy confirmed the remains are those of 64-year-old James Watson of Stamps. The cause of death is pending. A sheriff’s deputy found Watson’s pickup truck Oct. 10 behind the abandoned home. Search dogs helped find Watson in the home last week. Watson’s brother, Archie, told authorities in late October he hadn’t seen his brother or spoken to him in about four weeks. Singleton said the last sighting of James Watson was Oct. 8 when he drove by a deputy’s home near Patmos in his truck. The sheriff’s office and Arkansas State Police are investigating Watson’s death.

Occupy LR members react on crackdown

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Members of Occupy Little Rock said they’re unfazed by the dismantling of the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York and said they plan to continue their protest. Members of the Little Rock group, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests, waved signs outside the Acxiom headquarters in downtown Little Rock on Tuesday afternoon. About 20 protesters camped out Monday night at the Occupy Little Rock camp located on a city-owned lot downtown. The protesters agreed last month to move from their original location at the Clinton Presidential Library grounds after police threatened to shut the camp down. More than two dozen tents were at the campsite on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier Tuesday New York City police raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment and evicted hundreds of protesters.

La. officer arrested for malfeasance

SPRINGHILL, La. (AP) — A Springhill Police Department reserve officer who admitted to a sexual act with a female inmate during transport has been arrested. Police Chief Will Lynd said 27-year-old Charles Alexander Blanks of Springhill was booked Monday into the Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on a charge of malfeasance in office. He was later released after posting $2,000 bond. Lynd told The Times on Tuesday that Blanks has been fired. He had served as a reserve officer for six months. Lynd said Blanks admitted to the offense during questioning. The inmate whom Blanks transported filed the complaint to Columbia County, Ark., sheriff’s authorities following her transfer there on an undisclosed charge.

Sales of rifles to officers stopped

FORT SMITH (AP) — Authorities in Fort Smith have stopped the sale to police officers of semi-automatic rifles that were bought with asset forfeiture money. The money is from assets seized from criminals — such as drug dealers — and distributed to law enforcement agencies involved in the case. City directors agreed in July to use the funds to buy 115 AR-15 rifles with the city to keep 15 and offer the remaining 100 to officers at a cost of $917.70.

Dying man’s words subject of hearing LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A Pulaski County circuit judge will decide if a dying man’s words can be used as evidence against the person accused of fatally shooting him. Prosecutors want to present testimony from a witness who said Victor Wilkerson uttered the words, “Danny Joe,” as he was trying to help the victim before he died, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported in Tuesday’s editions. Danny Joe Lewis is charged with first-degree murder in Wilkerson’s death outside a Little Rock restaurant in Febru-

ary and is scheduled to go on trial Dec. 15. Lewis has pleaded not guilty in the case. Judge Wendell Griffen said Monday that while testimony about Wilkerson’s final words is likely inadmissible under one section of the state’s evidentiary rules, the testimony could be presented to jurors under another provision of those rules. Griffen said unless prosecutors persuade him otherwise with case law, he’s likely to bar from the trial testimony that Wilkerson’s final words were “Danny Joe” under the “dying declaration”

provision of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence. That kind of hearsay evidence, the description of another person’s words, is generally barred at trial. Arkansas courts have ruled that the truth of such statements, made with the victim’s final breath, however, are inherently trustworthy since a dying person typically has no reason to shield a killer. Griffen agreed with defense attorney Bill Luppen that Lewis’ name alone is not enough to fit the criteria set out by Rule 804, which allows testimony about the final words of a dying person as long as

the statement reflects the victim’s belief that his death was imminent. “The issue is whether or not those two words ‘Danny Joe’ qualify as the cause or circumstances of what Mr. Wilkerson believed to be his impending death,” the judge said. “Those two words could be someone who shot him, someone whom he remembers or something else.” But Griffen said deputy prosecutor John Hout’s argument that Wilkerson’s words could be admissible under another evidentiary rule, the “excited utterance” provision of Rule 803, might be convincing.

Griffin criticizes Obama on delay BY PETER URBAN STEPHENS MEDIA GROUP

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., sharply criticized President Barack Obama on Tuesday for delaying until 2013 a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada wants to build a $7 billion pipeline to carry crude oil from the oil sands in Alberta to refineries in Texas. Last week the State Department said it wanted the pipeline rerouted to avoid environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska, delaying a decision until 2013. “That just stinks. That just reeks of politics,” Griffin said during a news conference he organized with more than a dozen House Republicans who echoed his charge. “This is shovel ready,” Griffin said, adding that the delay would cost tens

Peter Urban | Stephens Media Group

U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., urges President Obama to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline now at a news conference Tuesday in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. of thousands of needed jobs. Although the pipeline won’t run through Arkansas, a good stretch of it is being produced in the state at Welspun Tubular in Little Rock. About 600 employees there have been working day and night for months manufacturing the 36-inch steel pipe for TransCanada. They have 500 miles of pipe stacked up on-site awaiting shipment. David Delie, president of the company, said that he expects to complete work on the remainder of the order by April but isn’t certain when TransCanada will take delivery of the pipe. Delie, who attended the

news conference, said he is more concerned about future orders given the “uncertainty” that this delay may bring to potential pipeline projects. “The uncertainty created by this makes future pipelines a question,” he said.

GOP governor worried Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, a Republican, had expressed grave concerns that running the pipeline through the Sand Hills could threaten one of the state’s largest sources of drinking water. On Monday TransCanada agreed to reroute the pipeline to avoid the area where the water table for

Ogallala Aquifer is often just inches below ground. “Through our persistence and determination, the State Department heard our concerns. Additionally, TransCanada has heard our concerns and has voluntarily agreed to change the route,” Heineman said in a statement issued Monday. Griffin and Delie dismissed the environmental concerns raised by pipeline opponents. They said modern pipelines are better designed to withstand corrosion and can be inspected inside and out. Moreover, they noted that if the pipeline were not built, Canada would likely ship the crude oil to China for refining.

Judge blocks FOI request for documents LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Freedom of Information Act request by the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office for documents from the Little Rock School District. U.S. District Judge Price Marshall Jr. issued the or-

der Monday and scheduled a hearing for Thursday in response to the district’s request to block the attorney general from using the act to get documents in the Pulaski County school desegregation case. The state and the district are preparing for

a hearing involving the state’s approval of certain charter schools. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that granting the district’s request could threaten the state’s Freedom of Information Act.

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Report: Water loss costing city Mayor says 8 percent loss translates into about $45,000 yearly BY JOE GROVE PAXTON NEWS BUREAU

MARMADUKE — The Marmaduke City Council heard a report from Henard Utilities concerning water loss in the city’s utility system Monday. In the September meeting, the council granted the firm permission to do a study on water loss before they would entertain a proposal to change the town’s metering system. Mayor Steve Dixon said the report showed about an 8 percent water loss with about a 4-year payback if a new system

is installed. Dixon asked the company to do a verification check on the city’s main pump. Dixon said if the council doesn’t have confidence in what is being pumped at the beginning of the system, it can’t have confidence in the rest of the report. “We need to make sure we are accurate from the beginning,” he said. Dixon said the firm’s preliminary report shows about an 8 percent loss in the metering, which translates into about a $20,000-a-year loss on the residential side and about a $25,000 loss on the commercial side. He

said the loss comes from both the water and the wastewater sides, since the two are tied together. The wastewater rate is based on the consumption rate.

Fire grant In other business, the council passed a resolution allowing the fire department to apply for a GIF-2 grant through Arkansas Rural Services for $36,000. The grant will be used for two things. The first is a recharging system for the department’s breathing apparatus tanks. The tanks must be recharged

after every use. They now have to be taken off site to be recharged, which costs in travel and inconvenience, Dixon said. The department would also buy a slide-in tank and pump to be put in the back of a pickup truck to fight brush fires. The council also approved a year-end bonus for all full-time employees. Dixon said they were not able to give the employees a pay raise this year, but after “going through things” they saw fit to give a 1.5 percent of base salary bonus, with a minimum of $400.

Historic Herget house zoning approved BY JOE GROVE PAXTON NEWS BUREAU

PARAGOULD — The Paragould City Council on Monday passed two zoning ordinances and appointed five people to the Main Street Paragould District Review Board. One ordinance amends zoning of the historic Herget house across from the courthouse from residential to office professional at the request of attorney Curtis Hitt. Rueben Watkins had asked that agriculture

land on Rector Road be rezoned from agriculture to residential so he could build houses on it. The council also voted to allow the mayor to attach liens to property at the following addresses for services performed by the city: 501 Bertig St., $1,575; 507 Bertig St., $94.02; 603 Pruett St., $268; 1110 South Third Ave., $52.18; and 110 West Ruby St., $118.

Tax issues The city is required annually to pass a resolution

for the county clerk certifying the city’s property tax rate. The tax was certified at 2 mills on each dollar of assessed value of real property and the same on each dollar of assessed value of personal property. The firemen’s pension was certified a .4 mills on the same. Mayor Mike Gaskill said this represents no change from last year. The council approved the appointment of the following people to the Main Street Paragould District Review Board: Dina Mason and Chris

Bass from within the district, Gina Jarrett from the Main Street Paragould office and Brooksie Hartness and Lance Liddell from outside the district. The district was formed to promote quality redevelopment of the downtown with respect to the historical character of the area, according to the ordinance creating the district. The ordinance stipulates that the mayor appoint a district review board and that its members be approved by the city council.

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Two men arrested in theft of copper PARAGOULD — Stephen Edward Davis, 50, of East Emerson Street, and Marty Dawn Taylor, 47, of Marmaduke, were arrested recently and are accused of stealing copper from center pivot irrigation systems. Bruce Drope, Greene County deputy sheriff and criminal investigator, wrote in an arrest report that he had been investigating a center pivot theft on Greene 823 Road when he learned of another one in the same area. Drope said he drove by Davis’ home and saw a fire, which prompted him to check with a recycling center and learn that Davis sold a large amount of copper every few days. Drope said he got a search warrant for Davis’ residence. Davis admitted to stealing wire from a center pivot and said he “just needed the money,” Drope wrote. Davis admitted that he and another person went to the center pivot site and stripped the pivot, Drope wrote. “He stated they took the copper to his house and burned it off,” wrote Drope, who arrested Davis Nov. 1. Police also questioned Taylor, who admitted he went with Davis to the pivot and helped cut the wire and pivots found at Davis’ home, Drope wrote. “(Taylor) added that the wire came up missing, and he did not get any money for his part,” Drope wrote. Drope said the copper theft from farm irrigation systems is a real problem right now and requires extra police attention. The sheriff’s department has increased surveillance of farm sites with cameras and deputy patrols. —Joe Grove

Burglar steals undergarments, shoes

JONESBORO — A Jonesboro area woman told sheriff’s deputies home was burglarized while she was out of town, but the only thing reported missing were a few articles of clothing. Diana Nava, 200 Craighead Road 411, told investigators she was out of town Nov. 1 through Nov. 3, and during that time someone entered her residence through a window and stole a pair of Charlotte Russe high heels valued at $42, a black tank top valued at $10 and two undergarments valued at $5. Nava told deputies she and her daughter confronted another woman at her residence about the missing clothing, and Nava said they discovered some of the missing items on the floor of the suspect’s residence. —Waylon Harris

NETTLETON: District receives $1,458,290 in local tax collections Buffalo Island board makes hire, nomination FROM PAGE B1

MONETTE — Buffalo Island Central school directors voted Monday to approve a personnel matter and nominate a board member to represent the district at a meeting. According to minutes provided for the meeting, board members voted to hire Sarah Wattigney as an instructional assistant on an as-needed basis at West Elementary. The hiring of Wattigney for the school’s special education program was due to an increase in the program’s enrollment, Superintendent George Edd Holland said. In other action board members: • voted to nominate board member Nathan Sanders to serve as the district’s delegate to the Arkansas School Boards Association annual conference Dec. 7-9 in Little Rock; • voted to allow Holland to begin accepting bids for the repair or replacement of the roof at West Elementary; and • congratulated the district’s FFA and Robotics teams for their achievements this school year.

and 34 percent of its operating fund for this fiscal year. Local revenue collections for October were $1,511,192 compared with $2,328,128 for the same period last year. The district has received $1,458,290 in local tax collections for October compared with $2,285,764 in October 2010. The district has received 10 percent of its expected tax collections for the year. The board also accepted the following resignations: Sandra Bittle, high school aide, and Nicole Solis, pre-kindergarten aide.

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COLLEGE CHOICES: Three area athletes sign letters of intent. C2, C7 HOOPS: Nettleton, Valley View boys roll. C2 EASY OPENER: Nettleton girls rout Searcy. C2 C1

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A-State FOOTBALL | Opponent: Middle Tenn. Site: Floyd Stadium (30,788), Murfreesboro, Tenn. Time: 2 p.m. Saturday Records: ASU 8-2, 6-0 SBC; MTSU 2-7, 1-4 Sun Belt Series: MTSU, 9-3 Last meeting: ASU, 51-24, 2010 Radio: KFIN (FM-107.9) Internet: ESPN3

Bears crush Red Wolves BY MATTHEW V. ROBERSON SUN STAFF WRITER

JONESBORO — Air balls, bricks, turnovers, sloppy fundamentals. Arkansas State demonstrated just about every way basketball is not supposed to be played. Missouri State embarrassed Arkansas State in its home opener, outshooting, out-rebounding and out-hustling the Red Wolves in a 77-46 debacle as a stunned crowd of 2,353 slipped out of the Convocation Center long before it was over on Tuesday night. Arkansas State coach John Brady blasted his team following one of the worst losses he’s ever coached in. He kept his team in the locker room for nearly a half hour before emerging and offering a 5-minute statement that basically tore his team apart. “What our team demonstrated tonight, I told them was a bunch of show ponies,” Brady said. “There’s no fiber, there’s no character, there’s no bottom.” Missouri State (2-0) held the Red Wolves to 29.4 percent shooting, out-rebounded them 41-36 and forced 19 turnovers in a game they never trailed. The Bears led by double figures less than 10 minutes in, were up 36-21 at halftime and went on a 16-

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4 run in the second half to pull away for their second straight blowout road victory. Missouri State crushed Nevada 68-46 last Friday. First-year MSU coach Paul Lusk said his team’s tenacity on defense played a big role in the easy victory. “I was impressed with the way we guarded,” Lusk said. “I can’t remember what Nevada had, under 50, but that’s two games in a row of holding an opponent under 50 points. We out-rebounded Arkansas State. I thought we were pretty sharp.” The Bears had four players in double figures, led by shooter Anthony Downing’s 15 points. Post Caleb Patterson was strong inside with 14 points while point guard Michael Bizoukas contributed in several ways with 11 points, six rebounds and five assists. Arkansas State was just 15-of-51 shooting and had just six assists compared to its 19 turnovers. The Red Wolves were led by Malcoln Kirkland with 14 points and nine boards while Trey Finn scored 13. Finn said ASU didn’t play like it’s capable. “We didn’t come out tonight and show up as a team, especially defensively,” Finn said. “We PLEASE SEE ASU, C3

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“Then we’re going to try to turn up the pressure more and more. In the second quarter we went into an actual run-and-jump and forced some turnovers. So it was good for the kids to have success in that.” Tech (0-2) rebounded well, especially early

JONESBORO — Arkansas State has pulled the plug on a piece of its backfield. Hampered by injuries all season, sophomore running back Sirgregory Thornton will miss the remainder of the season, according to ASU head coach Hugh Freeze. Thornton began the season as the No. 2 running back on the Red Wolves’ depth chart, but has missed the past four games and is not expected to return this year. “I don’t expect Sirgregory to return this year,” Freeze said. “They think he’s got a sports hernia. It’s been all over the map, but that’s the latest that I’ve heard.” Despite being bothered by a strained calf muscle, Thornton played in Arkansas State’s first two games, then did not play at Virginia Tech. He returned to the field against Central Arkansas, but played sparingly at Western Kentucky and at Louisiana-Monroe as the sports hernia began bothering Thornton ASU athletic trainer Ron Carroll said Thornton has had more than one MRI exam to determine the problem, which he describe to be in the pelvis and groin area. Thornton is in the process of arranging an appointment with a specialist, and could have surgery as early as next week. “It’s not your typical hernia in the abdominal wall,” Carroll said. “But he is expected to make a full recovery.” Freeze said the latest issue was just another of a multitude of setbacks for Thornton, and it was time to shut him down to allow him to heal. Thornton played in five games, carrying the football 19 times for 120 yards this season. A Memphis native, Thornton had his best game against Memphis, rushing seven times for 67 yards, including a 40-yard run. He also ran for 55 yards on seven carries against UCA. Freeze said Arkansas State will petition the NCAA for a medical hardship for Thornton, which would allow him to retain three years eligibility. However, the ASU coach was under the impression that Thornton had only played in three games this season. NCAA rules state that a player who participates in 25 percent or less of a team’s schedule is eligible for a medical hardship if injuries dictate the player’s absence from competition. Having played in five games, Thornton would be disqualified from receiving the hardship. But, because of the limited numbers of carries, Thornton could be a unique case the NCAA might reconsider. Thornton carried the

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Missouri State’s Keith Pickens (right) blocks a shot by Arkansas State’s Trey Finn during the first half Tuesday at the Convocation Center.

Hurricane storms past Golden Eagles BY BEN COWENS SUN STAFF WRITER

PARAGOULD — For a quarter on Tuesday night, Jonesboro and Greene County Tech were locked in a low-scoring duel, and the home-standing Golden Eagles were close enough to believe they could play with the Hurricane if only a few shots would fall. From there, however, Jonesboro turned up the pressure and left no doubt which team was superior on this night. With a dominant full-court press and some long-range shooting from junior Randle Toliver, Jonesboro outscored Greene County Tech 29-9 in the second quarter and rolled to a 66-35 victory at the GCT Multipurpose Building. The Greene County Tech guards were flustered by Jonesboro’s full-court press. The Hurricane forced 12 turnovers in the second quarter alone and got several easy baskets as a consequence. “They created a lot of turnovers,” said GCT coach Scott Bowlin. “We got sped up and that’s what they want to do. They sped us up and we made some turnovers. It really separated them from us.” At one point the Hurricane forced turnovers on eight straight possessions and the lead ballooned from 11-4 to 21-4 during that span. Then JHS put together a 17-5 run at the end of the quarter — a run anchored by three 3s from Toliver, who finished with a gamehigh 16 points. On a night when hot shooting was hard to come by, Toliver hit his first four 3s and had 12 first-half points. Jonesboro shot 43.6 percent (24-55) from the field, while Tech checked in at 28.6 percent (10-35). Jonesboro coach Wes Swift said Toliver is just one of many players who can stretch the defense. “There are going to be nights where he, Jacob (Gibson), Jayln (McBride) and Rod Pugh (shoot well),” Swift said. “Rod’s not here yet, and Rod can shoot the ball. We’ve got some guys who have the ability to put some numbers up.” But it was the JHS defense that got the offense started. Kahron Ross, Tony White and McBride were menaces on defense and harassed Tech into 3-for-20 shooting in the first half with 15 turnovers. Even life at the free throw line was difficult — the Eagles were

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Jonesboro’s Malcom Lockhart floats for two points over Greene County Tech’s Andrew Ferguson and Jacob Goodman (1) during the first half Tuesday night in Paragould. 5-for-11 in the first half from the stripe and finished the game 12-for-27. Tech hit just one of 13 shots in the opening quarter against Jonesboro’s man-to-man defense. Then the turnovers followed. “We’re going to start pretty much every game in a half-court man to get a feel of what (the opponent) is trying to do,” Swift said.

Sr. high football Des Arc at EPC, Warrior Field, Class 2A playoffs, 7:30 p.m. Friday

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FRIDAY: Jonesboro battles Texarkana in Class 6A state quarterfinals.

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TUESDAY’S MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL By The Associated Press EAST Drexel 80, Rider 62 Duke 74, Michigan St. 69 Harvard 73, Holy Cross 64 Kent St. 70, West Virginia 60 Kentucky 75, Kansas 65 Lehigh 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 61 Quinnipiac 68, Yale 62 Robert Morris 69, St. Peter’s 52 Sacred Heart 74, Stony Brook 63 Villanova 76, La Salle 69, OT SOUTH Canisius 87, Longwood 83 Charleston Southern 88, Bluefield 64 Coastal Carolina 71, LSU 63 Coll. of Charleston 72, Morehead St. 57 ETSU 81, Appalachian St. 68 Elon 58, South Carolina 53 McNeese St. 71, Louisiana College 52 Memphis 97, Belmont 81 Miami 72, Rutgers 57 SE Louisiana 71, Spring Hill 44 Tennessee Tech 94, Reinhardt 64 Tulane 96, Nicholls St. 50 VMI 101, Alice Lloyd 74 Vanderbilt 80, Bucknell 68 Virginia 69, Winthrop 48 W. Carolina 109, Montreat 63 MIDWEST Butler 57, Chattanooga 46 Charlotte 77, Cent. Michigan 75, 2OT Cincinnati 73, Jacksonville St. 59 Cleveland St. 86, Rio Grande 57 Drake 74, Iowa St. 65 Miami (Ohio) 72, Dayton 67, OT Ohio 85, Lamar 78, OT Ohio St. 81, Florida 74 Saint Louis 61, S. Illinois 42 Xavier 86, IPFW 63 Youngstown St. 80, Notre Dame (Ohio) 62 SOUTHWEST Baylor 77, San Diego St. 67 Missouri St. 77, Arkansas St. 46 Prairie View 93, Arlington Baptist 35 Texas 100, Rhode Island 90 Texas Southern 66, E. Michigan 49 Texas St. 96, Howard Payne 55 UALR 75, IUPUI 70 FAR WEST BYU 73, BYU-Hawaii 52 California 72, Austin Peay 55 E. Washington 70, South Dakota 61 Middle Tennessee 86, UCLA 66 Pepperdine 66, Arizona St. 60 Portland St. 66, Seattle 65 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 57, N. Iowa 41 UC Davis 84, UC Santa Cruz 78 UC Santa Barbara 89, Santa Clara 56 Weber St. 73, Utah St. 63 Wyoming 75, N. Colorado 56 TOURNAMENT NIT Season Tipoff East Championship Syracuse 98, Albany (NY) 74 Third Place George Mason 71, Monmouth (NJ) 39 NIT Season Tipoff North Third Place Manhattan 54, Brown 52 NIT Season Tipoff South First Round Oklahoma St. 73, Ark.-Pine Bluff 46 UTSA 78, Oral Roberts 77 Virginia Tech 78, FIU 63 NIT Season Tipoff West Championship Stanford 64, Colorado St. 52 Third Place Fresno St. 54, SMU 52

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By The Associated Press Tuesday 1. North Carolina (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. MVSU, Sunday. 2. Kentucky (2-0) beat No. 12 Kansas 75-65. Next: vs. Penn State, Saturday. 3. Ohio State (2-0) beat No. 7 Florida 81-74. Next: vs. Jackson State, Friday. 4. UConn (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Maine, Thursday. 5. Syracuse (3-0) beat Albany (NY) 98-74. Next: vs. Colgate, Saturday. 6. Duke (3-0) beat Michigan State 74-69. Next: vs. Davidson, Friday. 7. Florida (1-1) lost to No. 3 Ohio State 81-74. Next: vs. North Florida, Thursday. 8. Louisville (2-0) did not play. Next: at Butler, Saturday. 9. Pittsburgh (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, today. 10. Memphis (1-0) beat Belmont 97-81. Next: vs. Michigan, Monday. 11. Baylor (3-0) beat San Diego State 77-67. Next: vs. South Carolina State, Tuesday. 12. Kansas (1-1) lost to No. 2 Kentucky 75-65. Next: vs. Georgetown, Monday. 13. Xavier (2-0) beat IPFW 86-63. Next: vs. Miami (Ohio), Friday. 14. Wisconsin (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. Colgate, today. 15. Arizona (3-0) did not play. Next: at St. John’s, Thursday. 16. Alabama (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Maryland, Thursday. 17. Michigan (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Western Illinois, Thursday. 18. Vanderbilt (2-1) beat Bucknell 80-68. Next: vs. N.C. State, Saturday. 19. Texas A&M (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Mississippi State, Thursday. 20. Cincinnati (2-0) beat Jacksonville State 73-59. Next: vs. Presbyterian, Saturday. 21. Marquette (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Winthrop, Friday. 22. Gonzaga (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Hawaii, Saturday. 23. California (3-0) beat Austin Peay 72-55. Next: vs. Georgia, Monday. 24. Missouri (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Niagara, Thursday. 25. Florida State (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Stetson, today.

Women’s scores TUESDAY’S WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL By The Associated Press EAST Cornell 59, Colgate 56 Iona 66, Bryant 53 Oakland 68, American U. 62 Pittsburgh 78, St. Francis (Pa.) 50 Robert Morris 78, Kent St. 44 Temple 72, Northeastern 58

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UConn 112, Pacific 53 SOUTH Auburn 80, Belmont 53 Delaware St. 85, Wesley 53 Furman 63, Presbyterian 47 Georgia 68, Georgia Southern 49 Harding 82, Christian Brothers 54 Kentucky 100, Jacksonville St. 25 Northwestern St. 109, Centenary 72 South Alabama 57, Southern U. 44 South Florida 76, North Florida 41 Tennessee 92, Miami 76 VCU 52, Liberty 47 Wake Forest 88, Monmouth (NJ) 54 MIDWEST E. Illinois 59, Bradley 58 Ill.-Chicago 69, SE Missouri 54 Illinois 62, Memphis 54 Iowa St. 71, Drake 64 Marquette 54, Wisconsin 52 Michigan St. 62, IPFW 56 Northwestern 71, W. Kentucky 57 SOUTHWEST Cent. Arkansas 58, Alabama 46 Lamar 67, Mississippi 58 Texas A&M 76, Louisville 58 FAR WEST N. Arizona 76, Adams St. 50

FOOTBALL | National Football League By The Associated Press All times CST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 6 3 0 .667 259 200 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556 215 200 Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 229 218 Miami 2 7 0 .222 158 178 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 7 3 0 .700 273 166 Tennessee 5 4 0 .556 186 172 Jacksonville 3 6 0 .333 115 166 Indianapolis 0 10 0 .000 131 300 North W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 220 179 Baltimore 6 3 0 .667 225 152 Cincinnati 6 3 0 .667 212 164 Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 131 183 West W L T Pct PF PA Oakland 5 4 0 .556 208 233 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 216 228 Denver 4 5 0 .444 188 234 Kansas City 4 5 0 .444 141 218 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 218 211 Dallas 5 4 0 .556 223 182 Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 220 203 Washington 3 6 0 .333 136 178 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 3 0 .700 313 228 Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 212 196 Tampa Bay 4 5 0 .444 156 233 Carolina 2 7 0 .222 190 237 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 9 0 01.000 320 186 Detroit 6 3 0 .667 252 184 Chicago 6 3 0 .667 237 187 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222 179 244 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 8 1 0 .889 233 138 Seattle 3 6 0 .333 144 202 Arizona 3 6 0 .333 183 213 St. Louis 2 7 0 .222 113 223 Thursday’s game N.Y. Jets at Denver, 7:20 p.m. Sunday’s games Tampa Bay at Green Bay, noon Oakland at Minnesota, noon Carolina at Detroit, noon Dallas at Washington, noon Jacksonville at Cleveland, noon Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon Buffalo at Miami, noon Arizona at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 3:05 p.m. San Diego at Chicago, 3:15 p.m. Tennessee at Atlanta, 3:15 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m. Open: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh Monday’s game Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.

College scores TUESDAY’S GAME By The Associated Press MIDWEST N. Illinois 41, Ball St. 38

State football playoffs Class 7A Quarterfinals Friday Fayetteville at Conway FS Northside at FS Southside West Memphis at Bentonville Springdale Har-Ber at North Little Rock Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday Sheridan at Lake Hamilton Pine Bluff at Searcy Texarkana at Jonesboro Marion at El Dorado Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday Beebe at Camden Fairview Wynne at Greenwood Greenbrier at Batesville HS Lakeside at White Hall Class 4A Second round Friday Clarksville at McGehee Farmington at Heber Springs Nashville at De Queen Prairie Grove at Malvern Osceola t Pulaski Academy Clinton at Pottsville Dollarway at Stuttgart Gravette at Warren Class 3A Second round Friday Smackover at Earle Jessieville at Prescott Barton at West Fork Arkansas Baptist at Camden Harmony Grove Fordyce at Charleston Greenland at Harding Academy Glen Rose at Rison Fountain Lake at Yellville-Summit Class 2A Second round Friday Danville at Carlisle Spring Hill at Gurdon Des Arc at East Poinsett County

By The Associated Press All times CST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GFGA Pittsburgh 18 11 4 3 25 57 43 N.Y. Rangers 16 10 3 3 23 47 34 Philadelphia 17 10 4 3 23 65 51 New Jersey 16 8 7 1 17 40 45 N.Y. Islanders 15 4 8 3 11 31 47 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GFGA Buffalo 17 11 6 0 22 52 42 Toronto 18 10 6 2 22 53 61 Ottawa 19 9 9 1 19 56 66 Boston 16 9 7 0 18 56 38 Montreal 17 7 7 3 17 42 45 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GFGA Washington 16 10 5 1 21 56 45 Florida 17 9 5 3 21 52 42 Tampa Bay 17 8 7 2 18 48 55 Carolina 18 6 9 3 15 46 63 Winnipeg 18 6 9 3 15 48 60 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GFGA Chicago 18 11 4 3 25 62 52 Nashville 17 9 5 3 21 46 43 Detroit 16 9 6 1 19 43 35 St. Louis 17 9 7 1 19 42 39 Columbus 17 3 13 1 7 38 64 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GFGA Minnesota 18 10 5 3 23 43 38 Edmonton 17 9 6 2 20 39 38 Vancouver 18 9 8 1 19 55 51 Colorado 18 8 9 1 17 52 60 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 36 45 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GFGA Dallas 17 11 6 0 22 48 47 Phoenix 16 9 4 3 21 46 41 San Jose 15 9 5 1 19 44 39 Los Angeles 17 8 6 3 19 41 40 Anaheim 17 6 8 3 15 35 50 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Phoenix 3, Toronto 2, SO Boston 4, New Jersey 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Minnesota 4, Columbus 2 Pittsburgh 6, Colorado 3 St. Louis 2, Detroit 1 Nashville 3, Washington 1 Florida 6, Dallas 0 Ottawa 3, Calgary 1 Wednesday’s Games Carolina at Montreal, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Columbus at Boston, 6 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Florida at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Toronto at Nashville, 7 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Washington at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Detroit at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

SOLUNAR PERIODS | Periods begin at the times shown. Major periods last for an hour-anda-half or two hours thereafter. Minor periods are of somewhat shorter duration. A.M. P.M. Today........... 9:00 2:50 9:30 3:15 Thursday ..... 9:55 3:45 10:25 4:10 Friday ........ 10:50 4:40 11:15 5:00 Saturday .... 11:35 5:25 --- 5:45 Sunday ...... 12:00 6:00 12:10 6:35 Monday ..... 12:50 6:55 1:05 7:20 Tuesday ....... 1:35 7:45 1:55 8:10

TRANSACTIONS | BASEBALL National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS— Agreed to terms with INF Aaron Hill on a two-year contract. HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with INF Scott Moore on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Assn. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named Jeff Capel assistant coach. SACRAMENTO KINGS—Named Keith Smart and Bobby Jackson assistant coaches. Promoted Pete Youngman to director of sports medicine and Manny Romero to head trainer. Named Dwayne Wilson equipment manager. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Placed C Eric Wood and LB Chris White on injured reserve. Signed DE Kyle Moore off Detroit’s practice squad. Signed DB Josh Nesbitt from the practice squad. Re-signed WR Tim Toone to the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed CB Walter McFadden to their practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Added OL Marcus Cannon to active roster from non-football injury reserve list. Released S Ross Ventrone. Signed DB Malcolm Williams to practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed DB Terrail Lambert to the practice squad. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed OL Tony Moll to a one-year contract. Released LB Darryl Gamble. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed S Mark LeGree to the practice squad. Released WR John Matthews from the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed G John Moffitt on injured reserve. Signed G Paul Fanaika. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Placed WR Leonard Hankerson and DE Kedric Golston on injured reserve. Resigned WR Donte’ Stallworth and DE Darrion Scott. HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS—Placed D Alex Goligoski on the injured list. FLORIDA PANTHERS—Rcalled LW Tim Kennedy from San Antonio (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled C Casey Wellman from Houston (AHL). MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled D Frederic St. Denis from Hamilton (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Assigned G Mikko Koskinen to KalPa (Finnish Elite League).

Lady Bears sign Boone WYNNE — Four-time all-state golfer Caroline Boone of Wynne signed a letter of intent Tuesday to continue her career at Missouri State. Boone was the Class 5A state champion as a sophomore in 2009 and finished second individually in 2010 and 2011. She was also the 5A-East individual medalist during her junior and senior seasons, shooting 76 to win this year’s tournament in Batesville at The Course at Eagle Mountain. With Boone helping lead the way, Wynne finished fourth at the 2008 state tournament and was third in 2010. She helped the Lady Yellowjackets win a 5AEast team championship in 2010 and two team runner-up finishes. Boone also won the Blazer Invitational tournament twice during her career, shooting 73 to win this year’s tournament at RidgePointe Country Club. She shot 74 to finish second by one stroke at this year’s Class 5A state tournament at Ben Geren Golf Course in Fort Smith, then came in seventh at the Overall state tournament at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock.

“She works tremendously hard at the game of golf, spending numerous hours practicing,” Wynne coach David Goodin said. “She was a tremendous high school golfer and will continue to improve Boone as she moves into the college ranks. It has truly been a pleasure to coach such a hard-working, talented young lady.” Boone was one of four golfers announced as signees Tuesday by Missouri State. The Lady Bears also signed Lindsey Eisenreich of Fenton, Mo.; Megan Furnish of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Ariel Tidwell of Allen, Texas. “With four seniors on our current roster, this recruiting class was very important for us and I couldn’t be happier with the way it came together,” Missouri State coach Kevin Kane said. “This is an outstanding group with a lot of talent, but I feel just as good about their character, both on and off the golf course. They’re exactly the type of players and people I want in our program.”

Raiders roll by Bearcats BROOKLAND — Nettleton clamped down on defense Tuesday night to claim an easy victory in its senior boys’ season opener. The Raiders held Brookland to one field goal in the first half on the way to a 56-27 victory. Nettleton led 17-4 at the end of the first quarter, 34-11 at halftime and 43-19 at the end of the third quarter. Jordan Andrews scored 21 points to lead eight Raiders in the scoring column. John Nickle was Nettleton’s second-leading scorer with eight points. Gaylen Akin scored seven points to lead Brookland. Brookland won the junior boys’ game.

Valley View 66, Paragould 50 JONESBORO — Tony Brewster scored nine of his 23 points in the third quarter Tuesday night as Valley View pulled away for a 6650 victory over Paragould in the season opener for both senior boys’ basketball teams. The game was close for a half. Paragould led 1817 after one quarter, only to see Valley View rally for a 32-26 halftime lead. The Blazers outscored the Rams 21-8 in the third quarter to take a 53-34 lead. Chris Metcalf was also in double digits for Valley View with 17 points. Chase Garner and Chase Brittingham led Paragould with 14 points apiece. Paragould won the junior boys’ game.

Maynard 54, BIC 47 MONETTE — Austin Glisson scored 26 points Tuesday as Maynard earned a 54-47 road victory over Buffalo Island Central in senior boys’ basketball. Buffalo Island led 14-11 at the end of the opening

BOYS’ BASKETBALL | quarter and 26-23 heading into the half. Maynard tied the score at 37 heading into the fourth quarter and outscored the Mustangs 17-10 in the final period to claim the win. Daniel Davis led Buffalo Island (7-3, 0-1 2A-3) with 19 points. Buffalo Island won the junior boys’ game 52-30 as Alan Carmichael scored 11 points.

Highland 46, Hoxie 41 HIGHLAND — Host Highland beat Hoxie 46-41 Tuesday in senior boys’ basketball at the Highland Classic. Garrett Johnson scored 19 points for the Rebels in the win. Harris Young finished with 18 points. Highland led 18-11 after the first quarter, 29-25 at halftime and 42-35 heading into the fourth quarter. Colton Watson scored 22 points to pace Hoxie (0-1).

Manila 49, Corning 43 CORNING — Brady Jones scored 18 points for Manila on Tuesday in a 49-43 win over Corning in senior boys’ basketball. Corning led 9-8 after the first quarter. Manila took a 22-21 lead into halftime and a 35-32 advantage into the fourth quarter. Hunter Cole led Corning (0-2) with 9 points. In the junior boys’ contest, Corning won 61-46.

Weiner 56, Tuckerman 54 TUCKERMAN — Taylor Ozbun scored 32 points Tuesday as Weiner held off Tuckerman for a 56-54 senior boys’ victory. Tyler Armstrong also reached double digits for Weiner (3-6), scoring 10 points in the win. Cade Niswonger paced Tuck-

erman with 20 points and Spencer Shannon contributed 16. Tuckerman won the junior boys’ game 32-27.

Marmaduke 55, Riverside 46

LAKE CITY — Three players reached double figures for Marmaduke on Tuesday as the Greyhounds beat Riverside 55-46 in senior boys’ basketball. Kasey Reagans led the Greyhounds (6-2, 1-0 2A-3) with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 steals. Morgan Hawley added 12 points, 6 steals, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Derick Donnell finished with 12 points. Alteeno Sain led Riverside (5-3, 0-1 2A-3) with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Morgan Fletcher scored 10 points and grabbed 12 boards. Riverside won the junior boys’ game 54-35.

Rector 66, CRA 60

PARAGOULD — Denver Knight poured in 27 points Tuesday as Rector beat Crowley’s Ridge Academy 66-60 in senior boys’ basketball. Dillon Shelton added 13 points in the win for Rector (3-1) and Brandon Stevens had 11 points. A.J. McCoy led Crowley’s Ridge with 20 points. Chandler Cupp and Matt Wall each finished with 12.

Ridgefield 63, Black Rock 47

JONESBORO — Taylor Davidson scored 17 points Tuesday as Ridgefield Christian opened 1A-3 East conference play with a 63-47 victory over Black Rock. Jacob Reeves added 16 points for Ridgefield (15, 1-0 1A-3 East). Dylan Green scored 12 and Josh Reeves finished with 11. Black Rock took the junior boys’ contest 49-25.

Lady Raiders rout Searcy SEARCY — Ten players scored for Nettleton on Tuesday as the Lady Raiders opened their season with a 60-31 win at Searcy. Lexi Beliew led the way for Nettleton (1-0) with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Jennifer Towne had 10 points and 7 rebounds, Morgan Peterson was 3-for-6 from the 3-point line and finished with 10 points, and Alexis Sharp scored 7 points and dished out 7 assists. Nettleton jumped out to a 16-10 lead after the first quarter, extended its lead to 31-17 at the half and took a 52-27 advantage into the fourth quarter. Brittnee Broadway led Searcy (0-1) with 16 points.

Marmaduke 54, Salem 35 HIGHLAND — Marmaduke had three players score in double figures and the Lady Greyhounds coasted to a 54-35 victory over Salem at the Highland Classic. Marmaduke’s Whitley Boggs led all scorers with 16 points while Anna Best followed with 15. Jessica Lee chipped in 10. The Lady Greyhounds led 26-18 at halftime and broke it open in the third quarter, outscoring Salem 23-8 to take a 49-26 lead.

Marmaduke, which improved to 8-1 with the win, plays at Walnut Ridge on Thursday.

tory over Tuckerman. Paige Craft added 10 points for Weiner in the win. Sadye Calhoun scored 19 points to lead Tuckerman.

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JONESBORO — Katie Pierce scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Tuesday as Ridgefield Christian beat Black Rock 51-45 in senior girls’ basketball. Breanna Smith added 15 points for Ridgefield (1-2, 1-0 1A-3 East). Ridgefield led 33-24 at halftime and 40-38 after three quarters. Black Rock won the junior girls’ game 33-14.

PARAGOULD — Sisters Erica and Terrica Steele led Annie Camp’s girls’ basketball team to a 38-32 victory over Greene County Tech on Tuesday night. Terrica scored all 14 of her points before halftime, including three 3-pointers, as Annie Camp (3-2) built a 24-4 lead. Erica picked up the slack with 10 of her 14 in the second half.

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PARAGOULD — Kendal Gunn had 21 points Tuesday for Rector in a 55-45 win over Crowley’s Ridge Academy. Allison Harmon and Rebekah Scott each added 10 points in the win for Rector (7-0). Ashlyn Abbott and Lindsey Killough each scored 18 points for Crowley’s Ridge in the loss.

BAY — Nettleton, Buffalo Island Central and Marion all earned junior girls’ victories Tuesday at the Bay Junior High Invitational. Nettleton (3-1) beat host Bay 40-20 as Ali Tucker scored 21 points. Buffalo Island (8-1) defeated MacArthur 54-38 behind 15 points from Hannah Poe. Marion beat Riverside 48-35 as Raven Morrow scored 13 points. Gattlin Hale led Riverside with 19 points in the loss. In the only boys’ game of the night, Marion beat Westside 41-25.

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THORNTON: Lawson lifts A-State ground game ASU: Brady says Red Wolves will ‘regurgitate’ tape FROM PAGE C1 ball just once against Illinois, once against Louisiana-Monroe, and only three times against WKU. “I’m sure there’s a process that we’ll have to go through, but I would think that he would definitely be a great candidate to use this as his redshirt year,” Freeze said. Thornton’s absence leaves the Red Wolves with three running backs, only two of whom are healthy. Freshman Frankie Jackson still hasn’t recovered from a high ankle sprain suffered against UCA and re-injured against North Texas. Jackson is third on the team in rushing with 317 yards and four touchdowns, and is playing at about 90 percent, according to Freeze. “I don’t think he’s 100 percent, but I don’t think he’s limited to where he can’t be effective,” Freeze said. Fifth-year senior Derek Lawson leads all ASU

SBC STANDINGS | Sun Belt Conference Football Standings SBC Overall W-L W-L Arkansas St. 6-0 8-2 W. Kentucky 5-1 5-5 La.-Lafayette 6-2 8-3 Florida Int’l 3-3 6-4 North Texas 3-3 4-6 La.-Monroe 2-4 3-7 Middle Tenn. 1-4 2-7 Troy 1-4 2-7 Florida Atlantic 0-6 0-9 Saturday’s games Arkansas St. at MTSU Fla. Atlantic at Troy FIU at La.-Monroe W. Kentucky at N. Texas running backs with 374 yards and two TDs on 91 attempts. Lawson, a former Nettleton standout, has gotten more carries and produced more in recent weeks with the injuries to Jackson and Thornton taking their toll. He led the Red Wolves with 91 yards against Florida Atlantic and has carried the ball 47 tines and rushed for 214 yards in ASU’s last

three games. Freeze said Lawson has been the Red Wolves’ running game savior. “I have to praise Derek Lawson,” Freeze said. “He understands what this program is about, he understands our offense, he understands how to be patient and hit holes. Frankie is still learning some that, is a little fast and gets in a rush and sometimes doesn’t let things develop as they should. Derek understands that.” Arkansas State senior Jermaine Robertson has also provided key contributions in short-yardage situations. Robertson has carried 30 times for 97 yards and two scores this season. Lawson led Arkansas State in rushing last year, running for 500 yards and four TDs. Quarterback Ryan Aplin leads ASU in rushing this season with 529 yards and eight touchdowns. mroberson@jonesborosun.com

JHS: Hurricane uses balanced attack against Eagles FROM PAGE C1 in the game, but missed on almost every opportunity to close the gap. Five first-quarter offensive rebounds turned into zero points and Jonesboro led 9-2 after a quarter. The Hurricane started slow as well, but free-throw shooting started to work in its favor. JHS hit 10 of 11 free throws in the second quarter and led 38-11 at the break. Greene County Tech finally started to find its offense in the third quarter, but it was too late. Andrew Hovis led the team with 14 points —10 in the second half — and finished with a pair of 3-pointers. Nobody else on the team had more than five points.

The Hurricane had a more balanced attack. McBride, who has missed several weeks of practice while recovering from a shoulder injury, came off the bench to score 13. Post player Taz Jones scored 12 points in his first varsity game with Jonesboro, while senior sharpshooter Jacob Gibson worked his way through a rough first half to score 10. Gibson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the third quarter, and Jonesboro had six 3s as a team. All in all, it was a successful opener for the Hurricane, which is working in several new faces on a team that lost six seniors to graduation. Swift said the team’s rebounding effort was “very average to

below average” but there were positives as well: balanced scoring and the free throw shooting (16for-20) among them. It was enough to impress Bowlin, who called his own team “a work in progress.” “Jonesboro’s got a very solid team,” Bowlin said. “We’re still in a rebuilding situation. We’re not going to get where we want to be playing people less than the Jonesboros. Our record may not be good, but we feel like we need to play people who are going to challenge us and expose our weaknesses.” Jonesboro led 53-27 after three quarters and led by as many as 31 points. bcowens@jonesborosun.com

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Lyon slips past WBC men

BATESVILLE — Lyon College beat Williams Baptist 86-80 Tuesday in men’s college basketball. Jake Veasley led the Eagles with 21 points and 4 assists. Phillip Sykes added 18 points, and Chase Norwood finished with 10. Lyon led 42-38 at halftime.

Lyon holds off WBC women

BATESVILLE — Williams Baptist lost 73-67 to regional rival Lyon College Tuesday in women’s college basketball. Olivia Morris scored 16 points for Williams (2-2) in the loss. Kimberly Wise had 13 points, Kala Tyus had 12 points, and Becky Caldwell scored 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Davis practicing with Hogs

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Running back Knile Davis is practicing with No. 6 Arkansas again, offensive coordinator Garrick McGee said Tuesday. Davis, a junior, suffered what was described as a season-ending ankle injury in the preseason. It was unclear whether he would return to a game this season. “I don’t get to make those decisions, so I try to stay out of stuff I don’t have anything to do with,” McGee said. “Knile is the man. He battles back, he’s tough, he doesn’t get down. He’s on the sidelines, he’s in the meetings and he’s really helped us a lot this year. He’s helped us without carrying the football.” Davis rushed for 1,322 yards and 13

touchdowns last season, the most for any running back in the Southeastern Conference. He was a preseason all-SEC selection before breaking his ankle during a team scrimmage on Aug. 11. The injury, which required surgery, was the fifth major one for him in less than four years. Arkansas (9-1, 5-1 SEC) has won six consecutive games heading into Saturday’s home game against Mississippi State.

Krzyzewski sets Division I mark NEW YORK (AP) — Cheek to cheek, Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight hugged, a player and his coach celebrating a big win — one it’s safe to say might never happen again in college basketball. The man known simply as “Coach K” became Division I’s winningest coach when No. 6 Duke beat Michigan State 74-69 on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic. The Blue Devils gave Krzyzewski his 903rd win, breaking the tie with Knight, Krzyzewski’s college coach at Army and his mentor throughout his professional career. With Knight sitting across the court at the ESPN broadcast table, and with several former players in the stands — many able to attend because of the ongoing NBA lockout — Krzyzewski moved to the top of the list in front of a sellout crowd of 19,979 at Madison Square Garden.

FROM PAGE C1 gave them a lot second chances with offensive rebounds. The way we practice and the way we play is totally different. We’ve been going at each other, knocking each other over. Tonight and last Friday night (at Lamar) we didn’t show up like that.” ASU trailed 20-16 with 9:34 to play in the first half when it began to turn into a blowout. Missouri State went on a 12-0 run to go up 32-16 as Patterson scored inside twice, Bizoukas made a beautiful no-look pass to Isaiah Rhine for a layup, then drove through traffic for a layup himself to complete the run. Finn’s 3-pointer from the top of the key brought Arkansas State within 3828 early in the second half, but it was all Bears from there. Missouri State went on a 16-4 run to lead 54-32 as the Red Wolves missed shots, failed to secure rebounds and turned the ball over with regularity. Brady was steaming mad by the time the final buzzer sounded and skipped his usual postgame radio interview. When he finally spoke to the media, he gave a long, scathing assessment of a very bad night. “Either I haven’t practiced them right or I hadn’t made the practices more difficult than the game, or whatever the case may be, our team does not represent what I believe in and what I’m about with what I saw tonight,” Brady said. “The meltdown we had the last eight minutes at Lamar was the same thing. That’s not what my teams do.” With the starters on the bench, Downing got hot from behind the arc to extend Missouri State’s lead to 30. He hit three 3-pointers in the final five minutes, and Jarmar Gulley’s rebound putback with three seconds left gave the Bears their largest lead. The loss was the thirdworst of Brady’s ASU tenure. The Red Wolves lost by 38 last season at Denver and also fell by 33 against Belmont last year. Missouri State outscored ASU 18-2 in the paint in the first half, and 34-12 for the game. The Bears also scored 20 points off

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Arkansas State’s Rakeem Dickerson tries to drive past Missouri State’s Michael Bizoukas during the first half Tuesday.

MISSOURI STATE 77, ASU 46 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) No. Name min fg-fga 3pt-3pta ft-fta rb pf tp a to blk stl 05 Gulley 16 4-6 0-1 0-0 6 4 8 2 1 0 1 34 Weems 30 4-14 0-3 2-2 6 2 10 1 1 0 0 21 Patterson 20 5-11 0-0 4-5 5 2 14 1 0 0 3 30 Scheer 15 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 55 Bizoukas 27 4-9 3-4 0-0 6 1 11 5 2 0 0 00 Downing 27 6-8 3-5 0-0 5 1 15 0 1 0 1 01 Pickens 22 3-8 0-2 2-2 0 1 8 0 1 1 0 33 Copeland 17 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 35 Thomas 7 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Rhine 19 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 3 6 0 1 0 2 Team 3 Totals 30-67 7-18 10-12 41 17 77 12 9 1 9 ARKANSAS STATE (0-2) No. Name min fg-fga 3pt-3pta ft-fta rb pf tp a to blk stl 15 Peterson 32 0-3 0-0 2-2 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 33 Kirkland 29 5-10 0-0 4-8 9 1 14 0 4 2 1 02 Finn 22 4-7 4-6 1-2 4 0 13 3 0 0 2 05 Hooten 32 2-10 0-2 2-3 6 1 6 2 2 0 0 24 Townsel 26 2-8 1-3 0-0 3 0 5 0 1 0 2 01 Dickerson 19 0-3 0-1 2-2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 Sterrenberg 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 Clark 11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 30 Branch 11 1-3 0-2 0-1 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 34 Zuppardo 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 Team 5 Totals 15-51 5-15 11-18 36 12 46 6 19 5 7 Halftime: Missouri State 36, ASU 21. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None. Officials: Gary Maxwell, Jeff Smith, Archie Whaley. Attendance: 2,353.

turnovers compared to ASU’s three. From Arkansas State’s standpoint, there just wasn’t much of anything good to say. “We’ll watch tape tomorrow and regurgitate it,” Brady said. “It will be sickening to sit there and watch it, but we’re going to watch it, and then we’ll see what we’re about.” ASU will have a chance to redeem itself quickly. The Red Wolves host Tennessee-Martin on Thursday. Brady wished he had more time between games to change the mindset of his team. He won’t have

that luxury, though, as ASU is in the midst of an 8-day stretch in which it plays four games. “I told my team after the game that I’m disappointed in what we’re about,” Brady said. “We play again Thursday night, and my attitude is I don’t really care about Thursday night. If I didn’t care about the players and giving them a chance to win, I’d go out there tomorrow and have the toughest, hardest practice that you ever could imagine because what we stand for is not even close to what I’m about.” mroberson@jonesborosun.com

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Consumers boost retail sales BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP ECONOMICS WRITER

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers are giving a modest lift to the economy. They spent more on trucks, electronics and building supplies in October to boost retail sales for the fifth straight month. The gains provide an encouraging start for the October-December quarter. They come just as separate reports show that wholesale prices are flattening and U.S. shoppers are spending more at Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer. Still, consumers might not be able to sustain their spending growth if unemployment remains high and pay raises scant. And Europe may be on the brink of a recession that could further slow U.S. growth next year. “The consumer has to come through this holiday season if we are going to get back to more decent growth rates, and the early readings are those households have hit the stores quite strongly,” said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors. Retail sales rose 0.5 percent from September to October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Healthy auto sales helped. Even without autos, sales rose by the most since March. And excluding autos and sales at gasoline stations, sales rose 0.7 percent, also the biggest increase since March. A rebound in consumer spending was the key reason why the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the JulySeptember quarter. It was the best quarterly performance in a year. Economists said the October retail sales data suggest that the economy is growing at roughly the same pace in the final three months of the year. Consumer spending fuels about 70 percent of economic activity. Stronger growth has helped calm fears that the U.S. economy might be at risk of another recession. Still, economists worry that the spending can’t continue at the same pace. Over the summer, consumers spent more while earning less. Many had to dip into their savings to make up the difference. “Overall, the economy appears to be growing at a decent clip,” said Paul Dales, a senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics. Still, Dales added, “Consumption cannot grow at a faster rate than incomes indefinitely.” Many fear Europe’s

debt crisis is on the verge of triggering a recession in the region. The eurozone economy barely grew in the July-September quarter, according to the European Union statistics office. It was the second straight quarter of paltry growth. Most economists say growth won’t improve in the months ahead. Consumers and governments in Europe are expected to spend less because of the debt crisis. One positive sign for the U.S. economy: Inflation pressures are starting to ease, largely because energy costs have declined. U.S. companies paid less for wholesale goods last month for the first time since June. And excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called “core” wholesale prices were unchanged. Lower prices mean consumers will have more buying power, potentially boosting consumer spending. A jump in gas and food prices earlier this year had slowed consumption over other goods. October retail sales were 7.2 percent higher than the same month last

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year. Internet and catalog sales have risen more than 11 percent since then. Consumers also spent more on sporting goods and at hobby and book stores. Auto sales have also rebounded since the Japan earthquake and tsunami. The 0.4 percent rise in October from September followed a 4.2 percent surge in the previous month. Sales have increased 7 percent from the same month last year. In the Miami area, auto sales were decent in October and picked up in the

first half of November, said Ed Williamson, part owner of two Buick-Cadillac-GMC dealerships. People are particular about prices and want incentives, such as low-cost leases, Williamson said. Still, he’s optimistic that the slow auto sales recovery in South Florida will continue into next year. “I think things started to get better down here in the summer,” Williamson said. “But at the moment we’re seeing the most showroom traffic that we’ve seen all year in the first two weeks of November.” People are also buying more electronics and appliances. Sales at those stores surged 3.7 percent in October, the biggest monthly gain for that group in nearly two years. Chris G. Christopher, senior economist at IHS Global Insight, said the launch of the Apple iPhone 4S helped drive those sales. “People are splurging a little bit here and there,” Christopher said, who cautioned that weak income growth will remain a drag on spending next year.

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People shop at Dolphin Mall in Miami on Nov. 9.

Statistics suggest Europe economy has all but stalled BY CARLO PIOVANO AND PAN PYLAS AP BUSINESS WRITER

LONDON (AP) — Europe appears headed for a recession — if it isn’t in one already. Economic growth has all but stopped in Europe, statistics showed Tuesday. The stall comes just when Italy, Greece and other nations need growth to help them wriggle out of the chokehold of debt. The European Union economy grew a paltry 0.2 percent in July, August and September compared with the three months before, the EU statistics agency said. That is the same growth rate as the previous quarter, and far slower than the 0.7 percent before that. And the picture is probably even worse. The statistics did not include Italy and Greece, the two countries in the most Sluggish growth debt trouble. And their The eurozone economy grew debt crisis only got slowly in the third quarter. worse in October, the Third-quarter GDP growth month after this snapEurozone* 0.2% shot was taken. 0.3 Austria Besides lowering 0 Belgium standards of living and Cyprus -0.7 hurting the job market 0.8 Estonia in Europe, a recession 0.3 Finland would be bad news for 0.4 France the United States, which 0.5 Germany sells 20 percent of its Netherlands -0.3 exports to Europe, and -0.4 Portugal for Asia. 0.7 Slovakia Taken as a whole, Eu0 Spain rope also has the largest economy in the world, *Estimates have yet to be producing $16.2 trillion released for Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia. in goods and services SOURCE: Eurostat AP last year. The United States produced $14.5 trillion last year, China $5.9 trillion. So economic sickness in Europe has the ability to slow growth around the world. “People are uncertain,” said Ferdinand Fichtner of the German Economic Institute DIW. “That is poison for growth.” Fear that the economic slowdown will make the debt crisis worse were evident in financial markets Tuesday. Borrowing costs rose for many nations, an indication that investors are nervous about lending to them. In Italy, the yield on the closely watched 10-year bond rose back above 7 percent, even though a new government has replaced the dysfunctional regime of Silvio Berlusconi. The yield rose above 7 percent for the first time last week and helped drive Berlusconi from office. And yields of 7 percent forced Greece and other European countries to seek bailouts. The yield was at 7.04 percent late Tuesday, up 0.46 percentage points from the day before. Spain was at 6.29 percent, up 0.22 percentage points, and France was at 3.66 percent, up 0.23 percentage points. Higher bond yields triggered by slow — or no — growth create a vicious cycle that is difficult for a country to stop. When the yield goes up on its debt, a country must spend more money paying interest. If the economy isn’t growing, then the deficit grows, and countries have to borrow even more. Cut services to close the gap, and the economy can slow even more. The two largest economies in Europe, Germany and France, kept growing from July through September, but not much faster than their neighbors — 0.5 percent in Germany and 0.4 percent in France. What happens in those countries matters in the rest of Europe. When the Germany economy booms, Germans are more likely to help, say, the Italian economy by buying Italian cars, indulging in an Italian suit or booking a vacation to an Italian villa. The Netherlands, traditionally a competitive economy, unexpectedly saw its economy shrink in the third quarter. And countries across Europe are at risk of slowing as the debt crisis spreads to other countries and looms over all of them. “The uncertainty caused by the sovereign debt crisis is lying like mildew upon the eurozone economy,” said Christope Weil, an economist at Commerzbank, referring to the 17 nations in the EU that use the euro as their currency.

Bonuses at Fannie, Apple names Levinson non-executive chair Freddie targeted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is seeking to end the practice of paying million-dollar bonuses to executives at government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The House Financial Services Committee approved legislation Tuesday that would suspend tens of millions in Fannie and Freddie executive compensation packages, stop future bonuses and align their salaries with other federal employees who make much less. The vote was 52-4, with strong support from both parties. The Senate is expected to take up a similar measure. Lawmakers say the legislation limiting pay at the bailed-out firms could be sent to President Barack Obama by the end of this year. Twelve executives at the firms received roughly $35.4 million in total salary and bonuses in 2009 and 2010. Fannie Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Williams received about $9.3 million for the two years. Freddie CEO Edward Haldeman Jr. was paid $7.8 million for that stretch. The government rescued Washington-based Fannie Rep. Spencer Bachus and McLean, Va.-based Freddie three years ago after they R-Ala. nearly folded because of big losses on risky mortgages they purchased. Taxpayers have spent about $170 billion to rescue the two firms, the most expensive bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. The government estimates the bailout could reach up to $220 billion through 2014. “These lavish compensation packages and bonuses are unfair, unreasonable and unjust to the taxpayers whose assistance is the only thing keeping Fannie and Freddie afloat,” said Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala.

‘These lavish compensation packages ... are unfair, unreasonable and unjust to the taxpayers ...’

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. has named Arthur Levinson as its non-executive chairman, a move that rewards the longtime Apple board member who chose it over Google Inc. when the technology giants began to compete with each other. Levinson, 61, fills the vacancy left open when cofounder Steve Jobs died last month at age 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs had been chairman for less than two months, a position

created when he stepped down as chief executive in August. R o b e r t Iger, president and chief executive officer of The Walt Levinson Disney Co., was tapped as a director. The appointments were announced Tuesday. Levinson is chairman of pharmaceuticals company Genentech Inc. He showed his loyalty in 2009

when a federal investigation pressured him to choose between keeping his board seat at Apple or at Internet search leader Google Inc., when the companies had become rivals in mobile devices and Web browsers. Levinson said in a statement that he was honored to be named Apple’s chairman. “Apple is always focused on out-innovating itself ... and that is something I am very proud to be a part of,” he said.

Levinson’s allegiance may have been especially appreciated by Jobs, who had become convinced that Google stole iPhone’s innovative touch-screen operating system to develop its own platform called Android. Levinson joined Genentech as a research scientist in 1980 and led it as chief executive from 1995 to 2009. Levinson has been co-lead director on Apple Inc.’s board since 2005. Levinson joined Apple’s board in 2000.

Stocks edge higher on retail gains; Dow rises 17 NEW YORK (AP) — A day of broad swings in the stock market ended with modest gains Tuesday, as investors balanced an increase in U.S. retail sales with Europe’s lingering debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 17 points. The Dow ping-ponged between gains and losses for much of the day. It had been down as many as 78 at noon and up as much as 86 points during a late afternoon rally that fizzled just before the market closed. Technology stocks had the biggest gains. Intel Corp. rose 2.9 percent a

day after Warren Buffett revealed that his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., had bought a stake in the company. HewlettPackard Co. rose 3.4 percent, the most among the 30 stocks in the Dow. Americans spent more on autos, electronics and building supplies in October, raising retail sales for a fifth straight month. Sales increased 0.5 percent from the previous month, a faster rate than economists expected and the latest indication that the U.S. economy is likely to avoid another recession. The retail sales report

helped the U.S. stock market “show a certain degree of resilience in the wake of the negative headlines out of Europe,” said Todd Salamone, director of research at Schaeffer’s Investment Research.

By the numbers The Dow rose 17.18 points, or 0.1 percent, to 12,096.16. The S&P 500 gained 6.02, or 0.5 percent, to 1,257.81. The Nasdaq added 28.98, or 1.1 percent, to 2,686.20. The prices of assets commonly used as havens from market tur-

moil, like U.S. government debt and gold, held steady. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note edged up to 2.05 percent from 2.04 percent late Monday. The yield has been below 2.10 percent all month, a sign of strong demand. Gold rose $3.80 to $1,782.20 an ounce. In corporate news, sales at Staples Inc. fell short of analysts’ expectations, and the company also cut its earnings forecast for the year. Its stock dropped 3.6 percent. Department store chain Saks Inc. rose 1.7 percent.

THE JONESBORO SUN

S&P 500 1,257.81

NASDAQ 2,686.20

+6.03

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+28.98

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www.jonesborosun.com

+17.18

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CRUDE OIL $99.37

-.03

+1.23

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/QPG[ /CTMGVU Stocks closed up Tuesday following another up-and-down day. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 17.18 points, or 0.1 percent, to 12,096.16. The S&P 500 rose 6.02, or 0.5 percent, to 1,257.81. The Nasdaq composite rose 28.98, or 1.1 percent, to 2,686.20.

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SPLS

Close: $14.81 -0.56 or -3.6% The office supplies retailer said its profit rose in the third quarter, but overall revenue was short of what analysts expected. $16 14 12

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$11.94

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You might want to think about protecting your portfolio from another plunge in stocks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Congress faces a deadline next week on cutting the budget. congressional committee must agree on a plan to reduce the federal deficit by next Wednesday. Congress must approve the plan by Dec. 23. If that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen, $1.2 trillion in spending cuts will automatically take effect beginning in 2013. The committee was created in :.:89 </,4 9/, .5;,74ment seemed to be days from defaulting on its debt. W,,18 5- )0*1,704. 5;,7 9/, ):+.,9 2,+ "9(4+(7+ 557 8 to lower the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credit rating. 4+ 9/(9 2,+ 95 9/, worst volatility in stocks since the 2008 financial crisis. Investors have two main concerns: ? %/(9 036(*9 <022 9/, ):+.,9 *:98 /(;, 54 9/, (27,(+> sluggish economy? ? %/(9 30./9 /(66,4 0- 54.7,88 *(4459 (.7,, 54 ( plan? If it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little hope lawmakers will extend measures like unemployment benefits and a payroll tax cut that have helped lift consumer spending.

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You can take steps to try to protect your portfolio during the debt debate. Financial analysts suggest these: INCREASE CASH. BUY HIGHLY RATED CORPORATE BONDS. They are expected to rise more than Treasurys, which have risen sharply since early :.:89 536(40,8 like IBM and Microsoft have bonds that yield 3 percent. The 10-year Treasury yield is 2.05 percent. INCREASE YOUR HOLDINGS OF COMPANIES THAT DO BETTER WHEN THE ECONOMY IS WEAK. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re known as defensive stocks. They include health care companies and utilities. Investors have been buying defensive stocks since the agreement that created the committee. (;0+ !(4+(22 7089,4 07(7+ ?

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NAME AT&T Inc

52-WEEK RANGE CLOSE LO HI CLOSE 27.20 5 31.94 29.25

Am Greetings

15.20

24.84

Amer Railcar Inds

13.68

28.74

8.23

16.75

BancorpSouth

YTD %CHG -0.4%

DIV 1.72

+2.0%

-26.1%

0.60

+0.4%

+13.0%

...

+0.3%

-40.4%

0.04 0.04

CHG +.06

%CHG +0.2%

16.37

+.32

25.00

+.11

9.50

+.03

5.13

15.31

6.13

+.08

+1.3%

-54.0%

CenterPoint Energy

15.09

21.47

19.60

+.35

+1.8%

+24.7%

0.79

ConAgra Foods

21.02

26.60

24.94

+.02

+0.1%

+10.5%

0.96f

Crane Co

33.23

52.38

46.94

+1.02

+2.2%

+14.3%

1.04

Dillards Inc

29.32

61.08

50.55

+1.37

+2.8%

+33.2%

0.20

Emerson Elec

39.50

64.56

51.39

+.43

+0.8%

-10.1%

1.60f

Entergy

57.60

74.50

69.95

+.95

+1.4%

-1.2%

3.32

FedEx Corp

64.07

98.66

82.64

+1.23

+1.5%

-11.1%

0.52

Gen Electric

14.02

21.65

16.20

+.10

+0.6%

-11.4%

0.60

HealthSouth Corp

13.65

28.50

18.22

-.69

-3.6%

-12.0%

...

Hunt, JB Transport

34.42

49.12

42.87

+.60

+1.4%

+5.0%

0.52

Iberiabank Corp

42.51

61.30

50.63

+1.10

+2.2%

-14.4%

1.36

Kraft Foods

29.80

36.30

35.48

+.05

+0.1%

+12.6%

1.16

Kroger Co

20.53

25.85

23.11

-.03

-0.1%

+3.4%

0.46f

Matthews Intl

28.57

41.08

33.03

+.16

+0.5%

-5.6%

0.36f

Bank of America

Nucor Corp

29.82

49.24

39.55

+.28

+0.7%

-9.7%

1.45

Penney JC Co Inc

23.44

41.00

32.25

-.73

-2.2%

-0.2%

0.80

Pentair Inc

29.73

42.43

38.13

+.67

+1.8%

+4.4%

0.80

PepsiCo

58.50

71.89

64.50

+1.70

+2.7%

-1.3%

2.06 ...

PulteGroup Inc

3.29

8.69

5.53

-.01

-0.2%

-26.5%

Ralcorp Holding

59.23

91.35

82.18

+1.63

+2.0%

+26.4%

...

2.82

8.09

4.04

+.02

+0.5%

-42.3%

0.04

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51.14

94.79

70.03

-2.22

-3.1%

-5.0%

...

Simmons Fst Natl

18.71

30.16

25.76

+.57

+2.3%

-9.6%

0.76

Thomas& Betts

37.51

61.88

52.24

+.49

+0.9%

+8.2%

...

Toyota Mot

63.53

93.90

63.94

-.37

-0.6%

-18.7%

0.58e

Tyson Foods

14.96

20.12

19.82

-.03

-0.2%

+15.1%

0.16

WalMart Strs

48.31

59.40

57.46

-1.43

-2.4%

+6.5%

1.46

Walgreen Co

31.59

47.11

32.55

+.12

+0.4%

-16.5%

0.90

Windstream Corp

10.76

14.40

11.80

+.01

+0.1%

-15.4%

1.00

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28.76

43.36

37.05

+.18

+0.5%

+16.2%

0.48

Soybeans

Cotton

5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

YESTERDAY: Sales: 119,239 Open Interest: 529,338, s +2944.00 MONTH Jan 12 Mar 12 May 12 Jul 12 Aug 12 Sep 12 Nov 12 Jan 13 Mar 13

Rice

OPEN 1199.50 1210.25 1219.75 1227.75 1216.50 1209 1210.50 1207 1230

HIGH 1206.25 1216 1225.75 1233.75 1229.50 1220 1216 1220.75 1230.25

LOW 1178.25 1188.50 1199.75 1209 1216.50 1209 1193 1206.75 1221.50

Jan 12

15.210

15.230

Wheat

SETTLE 1200.25 1210.25 1219.75 1228.25 1224.50 1215.50 1211.25 1220.75 1230.25

CHG. +22 +21.50 +20.75 +20.50 +20.25 +19 +18.25 +18.50 +20.50

MONTH Dec 11 Mar 12 May 12 Jul 12 Oct 12 Dec 12 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13

OPEN 100.88 96.81 97.30 97.34

HIGH 104.69 100.62 100.67 100.03

LOW 100.11 96.57 97.21 97.30

95.50 96.55 96.70

96.51 97.48 97.55

95.10 96.55 96.70

Corn

5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

SETTLE 102.66 100.62 100.57 100.03 99.51 96.51 97.48 97.55 97.22

CHG. +1.87 +4.00 +3.34 +2.73 +1.37 +1.15 +1.17 +.58 +.45

SETTLE

CHG.

15.225

+.005

Mar 12

15.460

15.515

15.455

15.515

...

May 12

15.810

15.825

15.780

15.810

...

Jul 12

16.070

16.080

16.070

16.080

...

Sep 12

15.200

15.500

15.200

15.230

-.270

Nov 12

15.500

...

Jan 13

15.500

...

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+3.90

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5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

MONTH Dec 11 Mar 12 May 12 Jul 12 Sep 12 Dec 12 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13

OPEN 631.50 650.25 667.75 681.50 703.50 727 742.50 736 726

Soybean Meal

YESTERDAY: Sales: 384,693 Open Interest: 1,319,196, s +3557.00

15.110

...

YESTERDAY: Sales: 93,621 Open Interest: 423,092, t -9597.00

YESTERDAY: Sales: 41,118 Open Interest: 146,914, s +1610.00

2,000 CWT- dollars per CWT

YESTERDAY: Sales: 637 Open Interest: 17,516, s +412.00 MONTH OPEN HIGH LOW

%QOOQFKVKGU 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

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Utilities and health care companies tend to do well in a weak economy. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve outperformed the S&P 500 since Congress created a committee to cut the federal budget in August. 10 percent

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2011

HIGH 634.25 650.50 667.75 681.75 703.50 727.75 742.75 742.75 726

LOW 612.25 635 653.50 668 690 713.75 733.25 736 716

SETTLE 632.75 647.75 664 678.50 701 726.25 741.75 742.75 724.75

CHG. +17 +9.50 +6.50 +6 +6 +8.25 +6.75 +6 +6

SETTLE 301.40 303.20 306.30 309.40 313.30 314.00 313.40 309.40 309.90

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North Alabama lands Nettleton’s Towne BY CORY CLARK SUN STAFF WRITER

JONESBORO — Since bursting onto the scene as a sophomore, Nettleton’s Jennifer Towne has made an impact for the Lady Raider basketball team. Towne is hoping to make the same kind of impact when she takes her game to the University of North Alabama next fall. The physically imposing 5-7 guard made her decision official Tuesday in front of family and schoolmates when she signed a letter of intent to play for the Lions. It was evident that the Nettleton senior took in every moment and enjoyed a significant day that was years in the making. “It is an amazingly overwhelming feeling,” Towne said. “I’m completely elated, to say the least, and that might be an understatement.” A hard worker who puts in a lot of time in the weight room as well

as in the gym, Towne averaged 18.6 points and 6.2 rebounds as a junior and with a bench press of 150 pounds, she’s only five pounds away from the Nettleton school girls’ Towne record. The Lady Raider guard said she still couldn’t quite grasp the fact that all of her hard work led to a full scholarship to play basketball at the collegiate level. “I never thought it would have been me. It’s like a dream come true,” she said. With a big group of family and friends attending the signing, Towne said she was a bit taken back when she walked into the room Tuesday. “It’s an unfathomable feeling to describe. To be honest I didn’t think this many people would show,” she said. Towne said a successful basketball program as well as a great campus

led her to the decision that North Alabama was the place for her. “I like the community support and I like the campus. It’s really pretty and it’s really nice,” she said. “And I like the fact that they were already committed to me graduating before I even started.” While her coach Jason Smith has bragged about her ability on the court and has often called her “a coach on the floor,” Towne is also committed in the classroom as well and plans to major in psychology. Towne was the second Nettleton guard to recently sign to play in college. Backcourt mate Alexis Sharp signed with Ouachita Baptist. With their decisions now made, Towne said she and Sharp are ready to concentrate on their final year at the high school level. “We’re extremely excited. Now we can relax and enjoy our senior year,” she said.

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Valley View’s Daniel chooses Harding BY BEN COWENS SUN STAFF WRITER

JONESBORO — Long before winning three state titles in four years at Valley View or posting 199 kills and 301 digs during a strong senior season, Shelby Daniel knew where she was going to college. Harding University is where she wanted to be. “I always loved the campus and I went to church camps and met people who would go to Harding, and I would go to volleyball camps at Harding,” Daniel said. “As I met more and more people, it made me more and more sure that’s where I wanted to be. … I was going to go there either way, but more than anything I wanted to play volleyball.” On Tuesday the Valley View senior signed her letter of intent to play for Harding next season. Both of her parents graduated from the school in the 1980s, and now she’ll make her own memories there. She received a scholarship offer from the program in March and has been waiting for the

early signing period ever since. “It was one of the most amazing feelings I’ve ever had,” Daniel Daniel said of moment she received the offer. “It was so unexpected and there wasn’t really any pretense to it. I was checking my e-mail and it was (there). My jaw dropped; I had tears in my eyes. “I answered back that night.” While Daniel had a varied role for the Lady Blazers, she’ll have a more specific charge in college as a defensive specialist. Daniel said she’s looking forward to the new position. “I’m actually extremely excited for that,” Daniel said. “I love offense and it’s always something everyone who plays volleyball is ready to get on the front row so they can hit. That’s something I like to do, but even more than that I’ve always had fun just throwing myself on the floor and doing what

I can to keep the ball in play. I get to do that 24-7 now. That’s exciting.” Valley View coach Margie McGee said Daniel has the athleticism and attitude to become a strong player in college. “Very dynamic, very athletic,” McGee said. “She will try her best if you ask her to do something, and she will put her mind to it and try her best to accomplish what you want her to do. That’s just her personality.” “I just hope she really lets coach (Keith Giboney) see her dynamic athleticism and that he really trusts she’s going to accomplish everything he

But Verlander’s season — he won the pitching version of the Triple Crown, led Detroit to its first division crown in 24 years and drew every first-place vote Tuesday in the Cy Young race — has ratcheted up the debate in a crowded MVP field that includes Curtis Granderson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Bautista, Miguel Cabrera and more. “Pitchers are on the ballot,” Verlander said. Bolstering the case for all pitchers, Verlander pointed to the “tremendous effect we have on the day of our game.” “I’m so different from everybody,” he said.

NEW YORK (AP) — There was little question Justin Verlander would unanimously win the AL Cy Young Award. Now, the far more intriguing question: Will he take the MVP, too? “Do I think it’s possible? Yes. Would I like to win it? Of course,” he said during a conference call. “It’s kind of a weird scenario.” No starting pitcher has won the MVP trophy since Roger Clemens in 1986, with Dennis Eckersley the last reliever to get it in 1992. Many say pitchers shouldn’t win the MVP, period, contending they already have their own award.

asks her to do.” Daniel carries a 4.0 GPA and is a member of National Honor Society. She’s also a 3-time all-conference track athlete at Valley View and was all-state as a sophomore. But it is her volleyball acumen that has made her a college athlete. Daniel is a 2-time all-conference and all-state tourney performer. During her senior year she served 380 for 412 with 45 aces — along with the aforementioned kills and digs — and helped Valley View win a Class 4A state title. She was named all-state for her effort. bcowens@jonesborosun.com

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Surrounding areas

Day and Evening Classes now forming. Accepting sponsored, private pay and Nursing Students.

RSB Nursing Assistant Training Program

870-926-9496 Lic. & Monitored by ASBPCE and OLTC

ENERGETIC, ORGANIZED, and motivated dental assistant needed in a growing dental office. Patients will be your main priority, but you will be ours with all benefits offered including dental, medical and vision with room for advancement. Dental assistant experience is a must, so if this person is you fax or email your resume to dmuegge@higginbothamfamilydental.com or 870.336.5626

FULL TIME and Part Time LPNs needed for 6a-6p and 6p-6a. Please apply at Skilcare Nursing Center. 2911 Browns Lane, from 9am-4pm. Monday- Friday EEOC-MFDV

IN JUST 71 DAYS... A New Career, A New Life, A New You Get the skills You need for a job as a Dental Assistant 10 week course, Sat only Tuition $2975.00 Call Arkansas Dental Assistant Academy For Info Packet 877-NEADAS-1 Or 870-336-1335 Next class starts January 7, 2012 www.adaacademy.com Licensed by Ark State Board of Private Career Education

GREENE ACRES Nursing Home has an opening for full-time LPN shift 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Competitive pay, company paid health, dental, and life insurance after six months. Must apply in person M-F 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 2402 Country Club Road.

NEEDED RN Weekend Supervisor for days. Apply in person Lakeside Nursing Center 1207 Willowrun Rd. Lake City. 870-237-8151

OPENING FOR weekend RN Supervisor. 3 weekends per month. Competitive pay, apply in person Monday-Friday 8-4pm. Green Acres Nursing Home, 2402 Country Club Road, Paragould, AR.

RECTOR NURSING & REHAB CENTER LPN'S CNA'S needed-all shifts. Apply in person at 1023 Hwy 119, Rector, AR.

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TRINITY BEHAVIORAL Health Masters Level Therapist: Therapist will perform individual, group and family therapy with children and adolescents. Must have a Masters degree and be licensed or eligible for license in AR. Call 870-647-1400 or email trinityopps@yahoo.com

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0244 Trucking

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Now hiring for our locations in the Food Court at the Mall at Turtle Creek. Apply in person only at Subway or Jamama's in the food court. Two new concepts are coming in November. We currently have 40 openings, so come in and apply NOW!! No phone calls please.

DRIVE YOUR WAY ON THE HIGHWAY! ESTABLISHED TEAM DRIVERS Memphis, TN. – Pet Friendly, Good home time, great equip/ Benefits, Quarterly Bonus, CDL-A, 25 Years old, 2 yrs. OTR, Good MVR, & Clean Criminal Record, Call Randall 800-789-8451 fax: 901-547-0068, www.longistics.com

TAX P R E P A R E R S JANITORIAL FLOORMAN. wanted. Jackson Hewitt. Dow Building Services Apply to lj@ljbryant.com has an immediate opening for a Floorman/ Cleaner experienced in 0232 General Help stripping, waxing & “CAN Y O U DIG IT?” buffing. Company truck Heavy E q u i p m e n t and equipment proSchool. 3wk training vided. Must have valid program. Backhoes, driver's license. Drug Bulldozers, trackhoes, test and background local job placement check will be required. asst. Start digging dirt Applications will be taken at: 1218 Stone NOW. 866-362-6497 Street, Suite 130 Jonesboro, AR 72404. Monday COMMUNITY thru Friday, 3:00PM6:00PM MARKETING

Earn between $300.00 $1400.00 weekly signing up individuals for FREE cell phones. Qualified prospects are enrolled in Govt Assisted (Food Stamps, Medicaid, Section 8 Housing etc.) programs. Set your own hours. Serious inquiries only!

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DISCOVERY ISLAND LEARNING CENTER is seeking enthusiastic & dependable Full-Time and Part-Time Teachers Experience preferred. Apply in Person 2935 E. Matthews EXCEPTING APPLICATIONS for housekeepers apply at Super 8. No phone calls.

EXPERIENCED MDS COORDINATOR NEEDED Please mail resume to: 1476 Green 503 Lafe, AR 72436

EXPERIENCED OFFICE Help needed. Bookkeeping and public relation skills required. Multi-tasking a must. Send resumes to: PO Box 16881 Jonesboro, AR 72403.

HIGGINBOTHAM FUNERAL Service in Walnut Ridge is needing a person with computer and bookkeeping experience, also payroll experience. Experience in Quick Books a must. Do not apply unless you have a good background with computer experience. Male or female. If you have called before and didn't get a reply, please call again. Monday thru Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. Call Judy Lloyd at 870-886-7766

DRIVERS - YOU ARE A NAME HERE - NOT A NUMBER! HIRING: EXP. DRIVERS/ OWNER OPERATORS - Mostly drop & hook! Home most weeks! Local Dispatch/ Orientation/ Shop, No-Touch Freight! Major Medical Insurance Available. 888-202-3569 ext 114, Nights/ Weekends, 501-240-7348 (Rita) or 501-247-7511, email: rggreen@usxpress.com, Freight Systems, NLR

LOOKING FOR OTR Drivers. 2 years experience in flatbed, (pass) pre-employment drug test. Valid Class A CDL, LAMAR ADVERTISING is seeking a Billboard In- clean MVR. 870-351-0765 staller/ Construction Crew member. DL ReOTR POSITION quired, CDL a plus. FreAVAILABLE quent climbing up to 60 ft. Frequent lifting and Must have 2 years OTR moving up to 60 lbs. and Flat Bed Experivinyls. Competitive ence. Clean MVR. Todd starting pay, 401k, great F o u t s Trucking, benefits. Apply at 401 877-449-6614 West Parker Road. Fax application t o SIGN-ON BONUS! GOOD PAY, GREAT HOME TIME! 870-931-5625. Email to: drainwater@lamar.com Professional Class A NO PHONE C A L L S Drivers - OTR tractor trailer, good pay, Great PLEASE. EEOE home time, health ins., 401K, pd. vacation, top NOW HIRING - Compa- equipment. Call Blake @ nies Desperately Need 888-967-5737 Employees to Assemble www.pamdrivers.com, Products at Home. No eeoc selling, any hours. $500 Inexperienced or reweekly potential. Info. freshers, call Lavonna 1-985-646-1700 DEPT. @ 877-440-7890/ AR-2270 888-283-0038, or www.pamdrivers.com WATER/ WASTEWATER Superintendent-City of 0248 Office Help Tyronza seeks qualified candidates for the posi- PARAGOULD LAW Office tion of Water/ Waste- seeking Legal Assistant. water Superintendent. Email cover letter and Must have Water Treat- resume to paragould ment and Distribution lawoffice@gmail.com license or be willing and Part-time able to obtain license. 0268 Employment Knowledge of backhoe and tractor operation NEW! NEW! NEW! will be helpful but not All Natural. High Energy. necessary. Send reSkin Care. Diet Plan. sume and salary reNutritional quirements to: Mayor Large Earning Potential! Marion Bearden, P. O. David: 417-372-0297 Box 725, Tyronza, AR 72386. Application Business deadline is December 2, 0276 Opportunity 2011. $$ CHRISTMAS worries? Avon can help! To buy/ 0240 Skilled Trade sell call 761-5089 ALL AROUND THE HOUSE is looking for someone with good varied handiman skills. Must have own transportation and some basic tools. Call 870-335-7917

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JOIN OUR growing comDRIVERS: $1,200.00 mercial cleaning busi- Orientation Completion ness! Full and Part time Bonus! positions open in your Dedicated & OTR Openarea! Flexible hours, ings! competitive pay. Call CDL-A OTR Exp. Req. 870-239-3338 for more Koch Trucking: info and job application! 1-800-283-3872

Business 0276 Opportunity AVON RECRUITER, join today get started for only $10.00. Avon products on hand. Call 870-476-1726. NEW! NEW! NEW! All Natural. High Energy. Skin Care. Diet Plan. Nutritional Large Earning Potential! David: 417-372-0297 SNACK FOOD Distribution Opportunity

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for Poinsett, Craighead, Greene, Randolph, Lawrence & Jackson Counties in Arkansas. Must have good credit and vehicle for distribution. Contact David at

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for information. Serious inquires only please!

0518 Electronics

DVD/CD PLAYER (Memorex) - Brand new! $25. CYPRESS LUMBER and timbers. Band sawn, air Call 870-277-0399. dried. Marvell, AR. 870-338-0024

Farm 0470 Equipment

THE PARAGOULD Daily Press is currently recruiting carriers for routes available in the Paragould area. For more information and to fill out a carrier questionnaire please come by The Paragould Daily Press at 1401 W. Hunt, Paragould.

PETS

0320 Cats/Dogs/Pets FREE TO GOOD HOME! Female Black Lab, Indoor/ Outdoor. Very loving good with children. About 2 1/2 years old. 870-351-8972 leave message if no answer. YORKSHIRE TERRIERS - 2 females/2 males, CKC registered, $500 each. 870-514-0331

Lawn & Garden 0521 Equipment

Everride z-turn mowers. KawaMUST SELL

saki engines. 48"&52" cuts. Jim's Saw Shop Hwy 115 Pocahontas 870-892-9127

*SALE* FOTON TRACTORS Every tractor on the Lot! 40HP cab & air 25hp, 40hp, 50hp, 70hp, 82hp Buy Now!!

Guns

ROCKY RANGE ARMS (Proudly serving the Greater Jonesboro Area).

706 Hwy 49 N. Paragould, AR

BUY AND SELL Equipment. Any condition. You call we haul. 870-926-2298 FOR SALE: 1950(?) Ford Tractor and equipment. Call 239-4901 IN PARAGOULD 2001 Cat 315CL Excavator. Call Philip 870-335-7777 After 4pm.

MERCHANDISE

Now offering 10% OFF already low prices on fully accessorized AR15 by Armalite, Bushmaster, Colt, and others.(in stock items only). FREE, with any AR15 purchase Receive 50 rounds 223/5.56 62gr fmj ballistic tip ammo. calibers, starting at $319.00. Check out these and other specials for all your firearms needs.

Southview Acres Subdivision

Now $9,700

36x58 – Reg $19,550

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A WINNING MEMORY! Preserve that Special day! Reprints of published or unpublished JUNK cars & photos are available Trucks! now at our web site: Top dollar paid www.jonesborosun.co m in our Photo Gallery under Features Call us at 935-5525 or email us ATTENTION!!! JIM'S Pawn at photo@jonesboroShop, 20 years of buying sun.com for more inforyour scrap gold @ top mation. dollar. Leave with cash in hand! 3711 E. High- AVAILABLE TO the publand. lic: Newsprint roll ends.

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KIDS GROWING faster than your paycheck? Check out BABY JUNKIE Children's Resale Boutique! Opening soon! Now taking consignments:Name-brand clothing, furniture & accessories. Highland Shopping Center by Fuji's 2810 E Highland Drive Suite I 870-275-7915 10am-6pm

WE BUY Refrigerators, stoves, washer & dryers and window air conditioners. Outside booths also available. For Sale: Air compressors, Weed eaters, motors, refrigerators, washer & dryers and window air conditioners. 870-239-1896

LARGE ENTERTAINMENT Center. Bookcase on both sides. Very heavy. Light in color. $125.00 Call or text for picture. 870-284-5026.

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COMPAQ PRESARIO F700 laptop computer. About a year old. Will have to put on all new software. $125 Call 219-1002.

OAK FIREWOOD $45.00/rick you pick up or $55.00 delivered in Paragould. Call 215-2919 or 236-7653

2006 CUSTOM chopper $12,500. Bass boat 1,250 excellent condition. Yamaha Rhino 2008 $6,500, Call 870-450-0669

0533 Furniture

18 Acre School Campus

Stanford Arkansas.. Six buildings, with 40,000 sq. ft. under roofs. Includes a 15,000 sq. ft. gymnasium. $295,000

WHOLESALE PECANS 25lb bags, you or we pick daily. Swihart Orchard, Leachville 539-6991

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DIABETIC TEST Strips NEEDED. I buy sealed, Unexpired boxes. Call Bob (870)455-1370

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Sporting 0527 Goods DUCK PIT Blind off Cache River, near Cash Ark. $6000 per season. 870-931-1600.

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THE JONESBORO Sun currently has a rural route available in the Trumann area. It is approximately 72 miles long and takes 3 hrs. to complete. This route profits approximately $1300 per month. If interested please come by and fill out a questionnaire or call (870)935-5525 ext. 229.

Building 0542 Materials

0450 Livestock 2011 FALL Replacement Sale - Sat., 1pm, Nov. 19, Caldwell Livestock Commission Auction Caldwell, TX. SELLING OVER 800 HEAD OF FEMALES Pairs, Bred Cows, Bred & Open Heifers Incl. 200+ Brahman Females. For info: Milton Charanza, Broken Triangle Cattle Marketing 979-450-8588, 979-820-5349 Complete listing @ www.broken trianglecattle.com

WE BUY junk cars and trucks, and haul away free stripped out bodies. Call 870-586–9225.

Only $0.40 per pound. Great for packing, shipping, school projects, crafts, pets. Stop by the Jonesboro Sun office at 518 Carson St.

CARDWELL AUCTION every Saturday night at 6:30pm in Cardwell Missouri. Special Auction Thanksgiving night! FLEA MARKET Booths for Rent. 870-897-8339

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2209 HIGHLAND DR. 1-888-9-NEWWAVE

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1004 West Main St., Walnut Ridge AR

5000 sq. ft building. Included beauty shop, 2 apartments and 500 sq. ft out building. 870-886-2893, 870-759-1169, 870-886-2828. $130,000

$95,082 2004 BROADMOOR

5901 Southview-Valley View 3BR, 2BA, Newly remodeled inside/outside. 1-year home warranty included.

$126,100 OBO 417-293-7323

Over 3,000 SF with 3 or 4 BR/ 3BA, Valley View Schools, 3 Car Garage, Master BR & BA with Whirlpool. Abundant Oak Kitchen Cabinets & Drawers, Appliances. Large Bonus Room. 0.54 Acre Lot. $200,000. Extra 0.50 Acre Lot Avail.

Call Ken Stacks 870-931-8085

FSBO: Approx. 1800 sf, 4 bedroom 2 bath, large living area with smaller living room off dining area, eat-in kitchen, new roof, freshly painted throughout, new countertops and light fixtures in kitchen and dining area, tile/ carpet, fenced yard with storm shelter, attached garage with ample parking, CH&A in good condition, all appliances included, all brick.

Call 870-935-9103 or 870-351-6619 for details/ appointment.

Paragould, AR 909 W. Emerson

3 Bedroom, 1 Bath on 1 acre with concrete storm shelter. 1 mile from Bay school. 389 CR 639.

$32,891 870-974-2173

4 Bedroom 2 Bath. 2 Story Bono AR. 1644 sq. ft.

2100 White Lane, Jonesboro This large Southern Colonial home features 4 bed 2.5 bath, in ground pool & bath house. 2 large landscaped corner lots & enclosed parking for up to 5 cars. Vaulted Florida room w/ Jacuzzi, hardwood ﬂoors throughout. Formal Living & Dining rooms, Great room w/ Wet Bar. Underground watering system & Security System.

GTS

By owner. 3 bed room, 2 bath, brick, maint. free, roof approx 5yrs old, sits on 2 lots, carport and enclosed garage, original hard wood floors under carpet, 1400sqft. 2 blocks from hospital and school, not in flood zone. $82,000.00 870-239-2462

Hidden Treasure in the Heart of Jonesboro

Sue MacDonald 870.919.1444

290,000.00

Privacy fence. Oversize laundry room. $ 74,707 or best offer.. 501-286-5747 or 870-931-7963

580 ACRE SOYBEAN FARM POWHATAN

$872,900

This is a beautiful contemporary home situated on a one-acre wooded lot, located on a dead-end street, in the heart of Jonesboro. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. Open floor plan. Walk-out basement with a second living area, media room/bedroom and bar. Wrap-around deck. 3,184 Sq. Ft.

$294,900 • 870-219-3422

509 Plaza Dr. Trumann, AR

3 Bed, 1-1/2 Bath, New windows, New carpet, Bathrooms remodeled, New range, All new paint inside, Carport, Storage Building, Buy now, $62,120.

Contact: Drexel Gill 870-487-2448

Real Estate Centre

F. S. B. O. $314,000

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2117 Browns Lane H5 - Jonesboro

3 BR/ 2 BA Condo. All appliances, Fireplace, 1 car garage, Pool, tennis court, club house, Windwood Condos.

2104 Brazos 3 Bedroom, 1 bath. New roof, siding, energy efficient windows, insulation in attic, paint and countertops. Central Heat/Air. Large lot. Wooden storage building.

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701 MELTON: 3 BR 2 BA, 2400 sf, Gilmore kitchen with granite, $1400 monthly. 935-5799 BRAND NEW All Brick 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage, 431 Silverstone. $1,195 per month. Jim Abel, J.H. Abel Reality, Inc. 926-6160. GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 3/2/2 with large yard. No HUD/ pet policy. $800 month + deposit. Call 243-2822 4BR, 2BA, fence, shop in back, fresh paint, nice and clean! 207 S. 17th Ave. Paragould. $750/month, $750/deposit. References required. 870-215-6831

MOVE IN SPECIAL NO DEPOSIT!

PROSPECT SCHOOL Apartments: 1 bedroom, excellent location, W/D, all utilities, cable TV paid, $595. Jonesboro 932-5675 #3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths, 2301 Biltmore Cove, Paragould $750. 931-8449, 897-3830 2BR, 1BA apartment located at 209 S. 11th Ave, 1500 HEMINGWAY: ImParagould. Appliances maculate 3/2 near new furnished. References NEA hospital. 2-car garequired. $400/month, rage, open floor plan, $200/deposit required. $925 monthly, $500 de815-751-2941 posit. No HUD/ pet/ smoking policy. 2BR, 1BA with Garage. 243-1459 All appliances furnished. $575/Monthly $400/De- 1732 WESTWOOD Cove, 3 posit 606 North 13th BR/ 1.5 BA, New floors, new appliances, indoor Street 870-335-6504 storm shelter. $775 per APARTMENT WITH ga- month. 870-932-1354. rage. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, all appliances, 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, nice $675/monthly, $475/de- yard, stove, refrigerator, washer/ dryer, posit. Day/870-236-8704,nights dishwasher, CH&A, No HUD, $625 monthly. /870-335-6250 932-0923 Clearview 3 BR 1.5 BA, 1-car carport, Fox Meadow SubApartments division, $650 monthly. 870-935-7377 1 Bedroom - $450 monthly 5 BR/ 3.5 BA home for rent. $1500/ $750 de2 Bedroom - $550 posit. 312 East Nettlemonthly ton. 573-778-2227

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3 BR/ 3 BA, 2 living area, large kitchen, one room basement. 2005 Indian Trails, $1500 per month plus deposit. 870-919-4813.

1840 E. Highland Dr. 3/ 1, $400 down/ $165 week. All electric, No HUD/ Pet Policy. References required. 501-442-4991.

Utilities and cable included!

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1 BR/ 1 BA, $475 2 BR, 1 BA, HUD acMonthly. 726 Southwest cepted, $400 monthly. 935-7377 Drive. 316-1353 2 BR, Bono, $460 2 BEDROOM, 1 Bathmonthly, no pet policy. $550 month, 726 South932-5235 west Drive, onsite office. 870-316-1353 2412 BONNIE Jean. 3 BR/ 2 BA, No pet policy. DeBONO/ JONESBORO 1- 3 posit $550/ Rent $750. Bedroom Apartments 870-926-7512 $375- $675/ month Houses 2- 4 bedrooms 3 BEDROOM 2 Bath, Some HUD Accepted. Wildwood Point. $1100 Some based on income. monthly. Lease PurSome pet friendly. c h a s e available. 336-0112 J. A. Whitley In- 870-219-2308 vest., LLC 3 B E D R O O M HUD CHATEAU APARTMENTS Homes. 761-5816 taking applications for 3 BR/ 2 BA, Great area, apartments. Days 2200 sq. ft., No HUD. 935-8378, nights $1250 monthly. 972-6637. 870-926-2053, 870-219-5595.

207 B Street Paragould 870-236-3217 HUD is not accepted. NEW REMODELED 2BR, 1BA, all appliances. $495/month, $375/deposit. Day 236-8704, Night 335-6250

Condominiums 0625 for Rent LARGE 2 Bd/ 2 Ba luxury apartment, excellent location, W/D, all utilities, cable/ TV paid, $850. 932-5675

Duplexes for 0630 Rent

DUPLEX LIKE NEW! 2 BR, washer, dryer, refrigerator, $600. No HUD. 870-919-0969

Wanted to 0645 Rent WANTED TO RENT Established family of eight is in need of a large home to rent in the Greene County Tech or Brookland school district between Paragould and Jonesboro. House should be a minimum of 4 bedrooms (or 3 with bonus room). Moving day is December 16, so we need a home soon! Call Loretta at 678-953-1427.

Business 0670 Places/Offices #1 3 Three major shopping centers, Jonesboro. 870-972-6042 1100 SQ. ft Retail or Office space. 3529 East Nettleton. 870-926-5689.

2400 SF across from Turtle Creek Mall, 3301 Highland. Could be retail or office. Several nice offices with break room and reception area. Mike 870-761-8201, or Troy 870-761-6453 390 SF. downtown, front and rear parking, 420 W. Jefferson, $300 monthly. 932-5206

BEAUTY SHOP $1,000 completely furnished. Retail 1200 Sqft. $600. 870-935-5799

DOWNTOWN OFFICE space, plenty of parking, $350 monthly. 870-897-4988

OFFICE A N D Retail Space- 500 to 5,000 sq. ft. Starting at $350 per month. Please call 870-275-4223.

Mobile Homes 0675 for Rent

# 1/ 2 bedroom- Starting @ $395. Clean, quiet, all appliances, washer, dryer 870-926-7777

#1 TWO bedroom 2 bath, washer, dryer, stove refrigerator. 932-7883

1 AND 2 Bedrooms, starting at $200, deposit, no pet policy. 870-930-8137 2 BEDROOM in Bay- Appliances furnished, near factories, starting at $70 weekly, 926-5667

Jonesboro

2 OR 3 Bedroom- Weekly or monthly plus deposit. 870-932-5981 or 870-268-9952

3 BEDROOM, 1.5 Bath Mobile Home at 1004 AVAILABLE DECEMBER French St. Rent $450/ 1st: 3717 Lexee, 3 BR 2 Deposit $250. No Pet BA, garage, Nettleton Policy. 870-935-5459 Schools, $1100 monthly Paragould plus deposit. No pet/ 3 BEDROOM, 2 Bath moHUD policy. bile homes. Stove, re870-243-1298 frigerator, new cabinets, washer/dryer. Call Paragould (CARRIAGE HILLS) 3202 870-239-4203, Newcastle 3BR 2BA. All 870-240-7311. appliances furnished, including W/D, refrig- HOUSES AND Mobile erator, $1000/monthly Homes also NEW mobile $500/deposit. homes for rent in Mar870-476-0074 maduke. 236-0164, 3 BR, 2 BA, CH/A, low 597-1217. low utilities, all electric, storage galore, carport, 0680 Speciality Shops walk to Wal-Mart, dishwasher, stove, refrig- 1200 SQ. ft. Shop, Batherator provided, avail- room, floor drain. $250 able immediately, Call month. 870-974-1844 870-215-2969.

NEW REMODELED 2BR, 1BA, all appliances. $495/month, $375/deposit. HUD approved. 3BR HOUSE, 2 Bath. Day 236-8704, Night Laundry room, storage 335-6250 room. $600/month. In Paragould NEW SPACIOUS 2BR, 1BA 870-240-8682. with stained concrete floors, ceiling fans, de- 4BR HOUSE, 2 Bath. LindseyManagement.com signer counter tops, Laundry room, CH/A. stainless sink, dish- $600/month. 703 BradProfessionally Managed by washer, refrigerator, burn in Paragould Lindsey Mgmt. Co., Inc. 870-240-8682. large living area, eat in kitchen with pantry and NEW 3BR 2BA, 2 Car gab l i n d s . rage North 31 1/2 Street SPECIAL! 1751 W. Nettle- w i n d o w ton- 2/ 3 bedrooms, $600/mo, $200/dep. No $900/Monthly. Call Bob Wells 870-239-2438 Pets. Call 239-6005 HUD OK. 870-933-7303.

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0804 Boats for Sale

3 BR/ 3 BA, 2 living area, large kitchen, one room basement. 2005 Indian Trails, $198,500. 870-919-4813.

Sport Utility 0856 Vehicles

Trucks for 0864 Sale

0868 Cars for Sale

1993 Freightliner Excellent top-end “original”

Mariah, 20 ft. ﬁberglass IO.

Low hours, Clean, new battery, POSTAL JEEP WRANGLER 2008 bimini top. Custom made 100K, 4x4, Right Hand Matching trailer. Can be seen Drive, 2 DR, V6, Air, in Mountain Home, AR at AM/FM/CD, Auto 3 sp., 133 Golf Dr, off Buzzard Roost New tires and brakes Cutoff, near Wal-Mart.

870-736-2977 • $13,500

$14,745. 870-219-2543.

Recreational 0816 Vehicles

0860 Vans for Sale

WILDCAT 2 0 0 8 filth wheel with, extras, loft, 2-slides & awning. Excellent condition $21,000 Call 870-240-3752

• Wheelchair Accessible Van • Tan w/ tan leather interior • ONE owner, stereo & CD • Power lift, windows, doors & remote • Kneeling system • Removable front seats for wheelchair access • NEW wheelchair included • EXCELLENT condition • ONLY 3500 miles!

Campers/ 0820 Trailers

HOME LOANS

Silver Moon Trailers

$38,900

Jelena Prichard 870-932-3562

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SEVERAL HOUSES 1450-1800 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Nettleton Schools. We take trades. 243-1298, 931-8048.

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Paragould

3 BR 2BA, Large, 2 car garage, horse barn, 20x30 shop, storage building. Nice house the best location off 358 hwy by Bronze Leaf. 1.5 acres, 1625 sq. ft. 750 road Paragould Ar.72450 $125,000 (By Owner) 870-212-3344 FSBO 3BR 2BA +Bonus 1400 Sq. Ft. Country living inside city limits. Spring Grove Road, $85,000 870-586-6269 MUST SELL! 205 East Locust 2BR, 1BA Completely Remodeled! $26,000.00 870-212-3344 NICE 1600 + sq. ft. home in Paragould, large yard with privacy fence, split/open floor plan 3/2, 2-car garage, covered porches on front and back, completely landscaped, brand new energy efficient A/C, great neighborhood and location. $129,900. Call (870) 565-8545.

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ATV

2707 STONEGATE. PRICE REDUCED! Built 2007, around 1800 sq. ft., brick. 3BR, 2-1/2BA, 2 car garage, broker owned. Call 573-717-0903 for appointment. For sale or rent: $1300/month, $1300/deposit.

2007 Chrysler Town & Country

20 ACRE LAND FORECLOSURES - $0 Down, take over $99/ mo. Was $16,900 Now $12,900! Near Growing El Paso, Texas, Beautiful views, owner financing. Money Back Guarantee. Free color brochure. 1-800-755-8953. www.su nsetranches.com

Mobile Homes 0741 for Sale $0 DOWN Rent to own, 2/ 3/ 4 Bedrooms, each on 1 acre lot. 870-935-7525

Manufactured

0747 Homes for Sale FREE HOME LOAN - Approval by phone. EZ Terms. Call 501-368-8600

Commercial/ 0754 Office

1998 SILVERADO w/bed cover, 179,000 miles, loaded, NICE!

$5,950 OBO 870-932-7227 870-243-1994

935.1645

2004 Springdale

2001 F150 FORD LARIAT ALL LEATHER, 4X4,V8, EXCELLENT CONDITION NEW TIRES, 89,000 MILES

$11,500 OBO. MUST SELL. CALL

870-919-2230 29.8 BHS, Slideout Bunkhouse Edition, 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4 Bunks, Sleeps total of 10, Great Shape, $9,500

SMALL CAMPER with heat & air, cook stove, refrigerator, $1100. 870-351-5890.

0832 Motorcycles

TRANSPORTATION

White, 4 door, 164,000 miles, Clean. Good Condition. $5000 870-931-2407

Excellent condition, 13,186 miles, never laid down, always garaged, senior citizen bought new and ridden, new tires & battery

870-761-2987

2007 Nissan Altima

2004 Chevy Z71

2009 HYUNDAI Sonata, Top selling mid-size car in America!! One owner, serviced each 3,000 miles, perfect condition, new tires... Never been hit. Reason for selling I purchased a 2012 Sonata! My third Sonata. A great auto! For more info call 870-215-2969

$2,225

935-5716

Sport Utility 0856 Vehicles

1998 jeep wrangler se 43,744 Miles, Excellent Condition, Burgundy, Premium Black Hardtop, Manual, Chrome Wheels $7,500 870-680-2901.

4 Dr, Crew Cab, 4WD, 108k miles, extra clean inside & out. Every option except leather. $14,800

870-926-0029 2006 F550 V10 4-wheel drive extended cab. 184,000 miles, $8,000. Call 870-926-1230 after 5.

2008 Chevy 2500 HD Duramax Diesel Extended Cab 4x4. 75,000 miles. New tires, extra clean. Must See!!

$25,000 OBO.

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870-776-6281

1983 Buick Riviera Convertible Antique Licensed. 106,950 Miles. Runs Good, Drives OK. $5,260 obo Will Consider Offers

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OF WILL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS WESTERN DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of Rosalie Purtee, Deceased No. PR 2011-367 Last known address of decedent: 1802 National Road, Jonesboro AR 72401. Date of death: October 25, 2011. An instrument dated January 29, 1998, was on the 5th day of November, 2011, admitted to probate as the last Will of the above named decedent, and the undersigned has been appointed Executor thereunder. A contest of the probate of the Will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall similarly be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate. This notice first published 9th day of November, 2011. Aaron Dean Purtee c/o Pamela A. Haun Barrett & Deacon, a Professional Association P. O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

0955 Legals NOTICE OF SALE OF (an amount not to exceed) $5,195,000 WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS CONSTRUCTION BONDS DATED JANUARY 1, 2012 Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. local time on November 30, 2011 for the above bonds, which mature serially on February 1 of each of the years 2013 through 2042 inclusive. All bids must be on the Official Bid Form or through PARITY. Copies of the Preliminary Official Statement, Official Notice of Sale and Official Bid Form may be obtained from Stephens Inc., 111 Center Street, Suite 2300, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201, Telephone No. (501) 377-6315, the District's fiscal agent. Dr. Bryan Duffie Superintendent

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS WESTERN DISTRICT DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION CHRISTOPHER ALLEN SAIRLS, PLAINTIFF V. NO. E-2001-388 ANGELA DAWN SAIRLS, DEFENDANT WARNING ORDER To: Christopher Allen Sairls; Jonesboro, Arkansas You are hereby notified that Angela Dawn Sairls, Defendant, whose attorney is Chad R. Oldham of Oldham Law Firm, PLLC, 603 Southwest Drive, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401, has filed a Complaint herein against you, a copy of which complaint and summons shall be delivered to you or to your attorney upon request. You are also notified that you must appear and defend by filing your Answer or other responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication of this Warning Order; and in the event of your failure to do so, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint as circumscribed by the laws of this State. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Clerk of the Court on this, the 7th day of November, 2011. By Becky Brown, D.C. CIRCUIT COURT CLERK Valley View Public School is taking bids on asphalting a road east of the football field and track preparation for the Valley View High School. Please contact Radius Baker at 935-6200 for information. Bids will be opened on November 22, 2011 at 2131 Valley View Drive at 2:00pm.

This notice is to sell the following vehicles: 2000 Lincoln LS VIN# 1LNHM86S9YY792964. If not claimed in 45 days of this notice, this vehicle will be sold. Contact Ron Smith 2000 Highland Dr., Jonesboro, or 870-530-8052.

Foreclosure 0970 Notices MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY, IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE, AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE WHEREAS, on May 5, 2006, Cheryl Dunaway, a single person, executed a mortgage conveying certain property therein described to First Community Bank, now known as IBERIABANK; and WHEREAS, said mortgage was duly recorded May 19, 2006, in Mortgage Book 1214 at Pages 289-294 in the real estate records of Craighead County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, a default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the owner and holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the following property to satisfy said indebtedness; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable and that an agent of W. Lance O w e n s a s Attorney-in-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at or about 11:00 a.m, at the Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Craighead County, Arkansas and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 48 of Emerald Valley to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as shown by Plat in Plat Cabinet “B” Page 108 at Jonesboro, Arkansas, subject to Bill of Assurance of record in Deed Record 461 Page 556 and amendments thereto in Deed Record 466 Page 319 and Deed Record 485 page 197 at Jonesboro, Arkansas and to easements, setbacks, and rights of way as shown on recorded Plat.

Commonly known as 147 CR 373, Bono, Arkansas

UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE CRAIGHEAD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to any other day, time, or place without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for sale set forth above. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WITNESS my hand this 22nd day of September, 2011 By: IBERIABANK /S/ W. Lance Owens W. Lance Owens, Attorney-in-Fact ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF CRAIGHEAD On this 22nd day of September, 2011, before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared W. Lance Owens, who acknowledged himself to be the Attorney-in-Fact for IBERIABANK, a party thereto, and that he, as such Attorney-in-Fact and being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, and in the capacity therein stated, by signing the name of the company by himself as Attorney-in-Fact. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal. /S/ Heather Bels Notary Public My Commssion Expires: 4-7-2013

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To Place a classified ad in 2010 Ford F-150 XL

7,500 miles. New Condition. Towing package.

MUST SELL $17,500 870-926-3615 870-897-6337 97 DODGE Ram 1500 4x4, original owner, good motor, tilt wheel, transmission making noise, $1,000.00 good parts or project truck. Call 565-3462

2007 Toyota 4-Runner

$22,000 OBO 870-240-6040

FINANCIAL

Will consider trade.

1999 Dodge Caravan

SR5 4x4, V6, 87K miles, 3rd Row Seat, Excellent Condition

870-316-1966

2006 Monte Carlo SS Excellent Condition! Loaded LEGALS - has everything! 61,000 miles, red. 0955 Legals $13,500 Must Sell! NOTICE OF PROBATE

Excellent Condition, Loaded, 60K miles, email wcc@suddenlink.net for pics $13,900

(Savage)

137k 1986, Red Auto, Sunroof New Tires and Tune Up Runs/ Drives Great! $4,250

1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE 0910 Business Opportunities

Access cab, 111,000 miles, V8, new tires, upgraded stereo, trailer hitch. $9,999 870-219-3361 Very Clean!

2000 Suzuki 650

Porsche 944

$8,000 obo 870-931-8266

870-931-8037

Jonesboro

Paragould

Air, Power steering, power brakes, automatic, V8

Sales • Parts • Service 1802 Commerce Dr.

OFFICE SPACE for lease: 1,000-5,000 sf. 3014 Turman Dr. 870-935-3006

Office or retail space for rent 850 sq ft. Grecian Plaza in Paragould across from Lowes 870-476-2822

1965 Mustang

Cargo

ATTRACTIVE OFFICE/ retail spaces for lease in 2008 HONDA CRV EXL Rockingchair Village. SUV, Black With Leather 870-239-4358 And Sunroof, 45k Miles, Nice - $20,950. 72 Mo FiFOR SALE BY BID: Sealed bids will be received un- nance WAC. Call Ronnie til 2:00p.m., January 12, Nichols 870-930-7787, 2012, by Arkansas Build- Central Buick. ing Authority (ABA), 501 Woodlane, Suite 101N, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201. ABA will accept 2009 NISSAN Murano SL White With sealed bids on behalf of S U V , the State Owners for Leather, 55k Miles, Nice the sale of 39.68 acres - $19,950. 72 Mo Finance of land with improve- W A C . Call Ronnie ments (the Arkansas Nichols 870-930-7787, Services Center) located Central Buick. at 2920 McClellan Drive, Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR. Contact ABA for Bid Documents 2011 BUICK Enclave CXL at: 501-682-1833 or S U V , White With cmulkey@aba.state.ar.u Leather, 21k Miles, Nice s. The Owners reserve - $33,900. 72 Mo Finance the right to reject any WAC. Call 870-930-7787. or all bids and waive any Ronnie Nichols Central formalities. Buick.

NETTLETON OR Southwest Drive- 1000-2100 sf. Coldwell Banker, Phillip, 870-351-5505 or 870-935-2059

0868 Cars for Sale

ONE OWNER

0734 Lots & Acreage

1 TO 2 Acres, near 351. Hills, trees, electric, water, cable, owner financing, 870-935-5411, 870-935-7863

Cummings 330 M11 Engine 10 Speed Eaton Fuller Transmission $16,000 870-919-2924 870-974-3550

0955 Legals IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS 8TH DIVISION ARKANSAS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, PLAINTIFF V. CASE NO. CV-2011-0665 (JF) CHERYL KRINER, DEFENDANT WARNING ORDER TO: CHERYL L. KRINER, DEFENDANT You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Arkansas Federal Credit Union, by and through its attorneys, James, Fink & House, P.A., has filed a Complaint herein against you, a copy of which Complaint and Summons shall be delivered to you or your attorney upon request. You are also notified that you must appear and defend by filing your Answer or other responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication of this Warning Order; and in the event of your failure to do so, judgement by default will be entered against you. for the relief demanded in the Complaint as circumscribed by the laws of this State. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Clerk of the Court on this 28th day of October, 2011. CRAIGHEAD COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Ann Hudson, Clerk ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: JOHN W Fink, Bar No. 82063 James, Fink, & House, P.A. PO Box 3585 Little Rock, AR 72203-3585 (501)372-6555- Telephone (501)801-2993- Direct Dial (501)372-6333- Facsimile jfink@jamesandhouse.c om

in Craighead County, Arkansas and being more Foreclosure particularly de0970 Notices scribed as follows: Lot 48 of Emerald Valley to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as shown by Plat in Plat Cabinet “B” Page 108 at Jonesboro, Arkansas, subject to Bill of Assurance of record in Deed Record 461 Page 556 and amendments thereto in Deed Record 466 Page 319 and Deed Record 485 page 197 at Jonesboro, Arkansas and to easements, setbacks, and rights of way as shown on recorded Plat.

Wheelchair Accessible White w/Gray Interior New Air $3,000 Call David 870-351-1264

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Brown sugar ties together sweet, savory MICHELE KAYAL FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sugar and spice, and everything nice, that’s what Thanksgiving is made of. And that’s because the 3-dimensional punch of brown sugar boosts other seasonal flavors like cinnamon, clove, anise and allspice. And it does so with a vigor that white sugar just can’t match. “It’s sweet, and sweet makes our tummies happy. But it’s more complex,” said cookbook author Michael Ruhlman. “It’s got molassesy, caramelly deeper notes. It’s more fun to use because of its complexity.” Brown sugar’s color, texture and subtle flavor come from molasses, which is either added to refined sugar or remains present after processing. Sugar enhances sweet tones the way salt emphasizes sugar, said Karen Page, co-author with Andrew Dornenberg of “The Flavor Bible” and “What to Drink with What You Eat.” The “sugar” side of brown sugar brings out the inherent sweetness in vegetables, such as carrots, squash and sweet potatoes, Page said. Its molasses component unifies their unique flavors. “It’s a flavor emphasizer,” Page added. But a balanced savory dish also needs sweet notes. Brown sugar can add those while boosting other warm tones, such as the smokiness in a baconspiked stuffing or the heat in a spice-rubbed turkey. The autumnal warmth of brown sugar also recalls childhood comforts, like oatmeal with butter and brown sugar. “It’s a feeling thing,” Dornenberg said. “It’s brown, you’re looking outside and seeing brown colors. It makes sense to my body for that reason.”

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as inside the cavity. Arrange the turkey on the rack in the roasting pan. Roast for 2 to 21⁄2 hours, or until the breast reaches 160 degrees F and the thickest part of the thigh reaches 170 F. If the turkey begins to darken too much, cover it with foil. Transfer the turkey to a serving platter, wrap with a layer of foil, then a couple layers of kitchen towels to keep warm. Remove the rack from the roasting pan. Discard the onions and carrots. Place the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium heat and bring the juices to a simmer. Add the white wine and scrape up any browned bits in the pan. In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth and the flour. Pour into the pan, whisking continuously. Simmer for 5 minutes, while continuing to stir. Strain the gravy and season with salt and pepper. Serve with the turkey.

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JONESBORO — The Foundation of Arts will present the ninth annual Breakfast with Ballerinas at 9 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 710 Southwest Drive. The snow scene will serve as inspiration for the decorations for this year’s event, which will allow area youth to meet the characters from the foundation’s upcoming production of “The Nutcracker Ballet.” Scheduled to appear include Clara (Megan Dacus); Nutcracker Prince (Will Stotts); Sugar Plum (Hannah Mason); Snow Queen (Kaylee LaPiro); Dew Drop Fairy (Sophie Jackson); Angel Queen (Savannah Strickland); Mirliton(SydneyDriscoll); Russian (Ellie Stafford); Chinese (Courtney Barkley); Arabian (Ariana Brown); Fritz (Michael Littlejohn); Rat Doll (Ashley Driscoll); Party Girl

(Courtney Cathey); Ballerina Princess (Lisette Lavetter); Spanish Dancer (Betsy Sherman); Waltz Dancer (Gilliam French); Ballerina Princess (Laney Murff); Mirliton Dancer (Courtney Davis); Ballerina Baby Doll (Jordan Marzano); Victorian Ballerina Doll (Abi Mason); Spanish Princess (Olivia Novobilski); and Ballerina Princess (Danielle Imrie). Story times featuring the Sugar Plum Fairy will be at 9:30, 9:45, 10:15 and 10:40 a.m. The boutique will include a variety of items including nutcrackers of all shapes and sizes, snow globes, tutus, ornaments, ballerina pins and more for purchase. Silent auction items include hand-decorated pointe shoes from the foundation’s ballerinas, dancewear and original art from art teachers at The Arts Center.

NEA Daylily Society to meet

JONESBORO — The Northeast Arkansas Daylily Society will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Health Sciences, Room 153 (first floor) on the Arkansas State University campus. A social time will be at 6 p.m., followed by the program and meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Kim Pittcock, associate professor of horticulture at ASU, will be the guest speaker. She will

discuss “How to Bring Out the Green Thumb in You.” Free visitor parking is available in the North Parking Deck, directly in front of the building at 116 North Caraway Road, or behind the building at 217 Driver St. (access from Danner Avenue, off University Loop East between Johnson Avenue and Aggie Road). The business meeting will be conducted immediately following the program.

BIRTHS | Brad and Torrie Taylor of Jonesboro are the parents of a daughter, Maggie Grace. The 8-pounder arrived Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 8:10 a.m., at The Women’s Center at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. Maggie has a brother,

Grayer. Grandparents are Danny and Kim Cole of Batesville, Joe and Brenda Taylor of Bay and John and Darla Criddle of Prescott, Ariz. Greatgrandmothers are Bonnie Lewis and Glenda Lewis, both of Batesville.

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Grace Andrews (right) signs autographs during the eighth annual Breakfast with Ballerinas hosted by The Foundation of Prints of an original work by Daniel Holt, used for the foundation’s pro-

Arts in 2010. This year’s Breakfast with Ballerinas will be Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Jonesboro.

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EVENTS | Social Members of Chapter AJ of P.E.O. met Nov. 10 in the home of Mrs. Bonnie Goad on Linden, with Mrs. Sandra Burns serving as co-hostess. New member, Mrs. Kathy Stallings Moore, was welcomed. A business session was conducted by Mrs. Jo Ross, president. Mrs. Mimi Cox announced that the 2013 state convention theme will be “Imagine the Possibilities.” Updates were given on scholarships and continuing education grants. Mrs. Nanette Heard, a member, presented the program on the United Way of Northeast Arkansas. A brunch for members and guests of Chapter BN of P.E.O. was held Nov. 10 at the home of Mrs. Nancy Melton on Mallard Drive. The social committee, Mrs. Teresa Boyd, chairman, prepared and served the brunch as a fund-raiser for the chapter’s scholarship fund. A social meeting was announced for Dec. 1 at the home of Mrs. Suzy Schrantz. The Jonesboro Duplicate Bridge Club session was held Monday at

have their photographs taken with their favorite character. Cost is $7.

Proceeds from Breakfast with Ballerinas will be used to fund scholarships made available through the foundation’s Arts Center, which offers more than 70 unique classes in dance, drama, art and photography each semester. No child is turned away regardless of their inability to pay, said Wendy Stotts, chairman of the event. Breakfast with Ballerinas committee members include Amy King, LeAnne Imrie, Sherry Tuseth, Beth Murff, Jennifer Dacus, Ashley Fletcher, Lora Mason, Jackie Sherman and Melody LaPiro. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. There is a maximum cost of $60 per household. Tickets are available at The Forum Box Office, 115 East Monroe Ave., by calling 935-2726 or online at www.foajonesboro.org.

SOCIAL CALENDAR | the Harlin Henry Senior Citizens Center. Following the games, winners were: first, John and Sally Morris; second, Jerry Fong and Tom Bandy; third, Alice Lawrence and Jerry Ferrell; fourth, Barbara Hess and Barbara Rankin; fifth, Kitty Byers and Imogene McDaniel; and sixth, Russ Jones and Blake Sanders. Mrs. Gerri Keene hosted the West Mart Extension Homemakers Club luncheon meeting Nov. 9 at Ryan’s Family Restaurant. Sixteen members, including new member, Mrs. Pat Turner, were present. Mrs. Ruth Jackson, president, presided. Members voted to increase the donation to the Ronald McDonald House this year. Mrs. Jackson reported the winter council meeting will be Dec. 2, and members are asked to bring extra tote bags for distribution to foster children. Individual members volunteered to bring salads and desserts. Members contributed food to the Salvation Army. Mrs. Janice Porter presented the program, “Time Management,” identifying better ways to manage the hours of each day.

Today Arkansas State University Faculty Women’s Club Book Club, 7 p.m., by Mrs. Jean Strauser, 2206 Harrisburg Road. Mrs. Woodie Sue Herlein, co-hostess. Jonesboro Newcomer’s Club, The Morning Book Group, 10:30 a.m., The Edge Coffee House, 1900 Aggie Road. Games Club (Bridge), 9 a.m. to noon, Harlin Henry Senior Citizens Center. Handquilters, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nettleton United Methodist Church. Senior Citizens Exercise Group, 2 to 4 p.m., Harlin Henry Senior Citizens Center. Silver Sneakers Water Aerobics, 9:30 a.m., and Silver Sneakers Muscle Strength and Range of Motion (MSROM), 1 p.m., NEA Baptist Clinic Wellness Center. Walk fit class, 8 a.m., Men’s Group meeting, 8:30 a.m., game groups, 9 a.m., F.I.T., 9:30 a.m., member orientation and chair exercise class, 10:30 a.m., Wii games, 11:30 a.m., and COACHES Memory Class, 1 p.m., St. Bernards Senior Life Center, 700 East Washington Ave.

Thursday, Nov. 17 Art with Heart, 4 to 6 p.m., Art Advertising, 2300 West Washington. Auxiliary to St. Bernards Medical Center, awards luncheon, noon, St. Bernards Auditorium, 505 East Washington Ave. Preceptor Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, 6:30 p.m., by Mrs. Janice McEntire, 1713 Rich Road. Altrusa Club, 6 p.m., Jonesboro Country Club. Jonesboro Duplicate Bridge Club, 1 p.m., Harlin Henry Senior Citizens Center. Northeast Arkansas Senior Citizens, noon, Harlin Henry Senior Citizens Center. Pistols and Petticoats Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Family Life Center, St. Paul United Methodist Church. Jonesboro Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America, 7 p.m., Jonesboro Public Schools Administration Building on Southwest Square. Silver Sneakers Cardio Circuit, 9:30 a.m., NEA Baptist Clinic Wellness Center. Walk fit class, 8 a.m., game groups, 9 a.m., F.I.T., 9:30 a.m., chair exercise class, 10:30 a.m., Red Hats Lunch Bunch, 11 a.m., beanbag baseball, noon, computer class and women’s pool, 1 p.m., Brain Builders and line dancing, 2 p.m., yoga, 3:30 p.m., Zumba fitness, 4 p.m., Bunco, 5 p.m., and Sadie Hawkins Hoe-Down and dance, 6 p.m., St. Bernards Senior Life Center, 700 East Washington Ave. Fourth Quarter Club of First United Methodist, 11:30 a.m., church fellowship hall. T.E.L. Class of Nettleton Baptist, 11 a.m., Couch’s Bar-B-Q.

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Alexander Payne makes movies about men on the brink — of a nervous breakdown, of personal or professional ruin and, ultimately, maybe even some hard-earned peace. That was true of Matthew Broderick’s scheming teacher in “Election,” Jack Nicholson’s searching retiree in “About Schmidt” and Paul Giamatti’s sloppy oenophile in “Sideways,” and it’s certainly true of George Clooney in “The Descendants.” As real-estate lawyer Matt King, he finds everything in his life is in flux and on the verge of collapse simultaneously. He isn’t just functioning one day at a time, he’s navigating the chaos one hour at a time. This isn’t any easier even though he lives in Hawaii, a place that’s supposed to be paradise. Clooney being Clooney, though, he makes every stage of his character’s arc believable, from grief through anger and eventual acceptance, and he gives a performance that’s so understated as to appear effortless. Having long ago learned to jettison movie-star vanity to play varied, challenging parts — and having turned 50 this year — Clooney now seems comfortable portraying regular guys with regular problems. What Matt must endure cumulatively is extraordinary, but elements of his journey will surely resonate with ordinary folks. Matt’s wife, Elizabeth, is lying in a hospital bed in a coma following a boating accident. By all accounts, she’s been a bit of a wild child her whole life, but now there isn’t much hope that she’s going to make it. Matt, who hasn’t been the most available or hands-on father, must now take care of the couple’s two daughters on his own: 17-year-old boarding school rebel Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and

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George Clooney (left) and Shailene Woodley are shown in a scene from “The Descendants.” 10-year-old troublemaker Scottie (Amara Miller). Matt and the girls must make the rounds to friends and family to explain there isn’t much time left for Elizabeth and to give them a chance to say their good-byes. This process would seem wrenching enough, but Alexandra insists on making it even more difficult by bringing along her idiot boyfriend, Sid (Nick Krause), for moral support.

Dropping bomb shell Then she drops another bombshell on her father: Elizabeth was having an affair at the time of her accident. Matt is understandably incensed by the discovery, but he’s also curious to find out who this guy is, and his bumbling attempts at casual stalking provide some much-needed comic relief. As if all this weren’t enough to handle, Matt’s enormous family has put him in charge of deciding what to do with the 25,000 acres of pristine land on Kauai that they’ve inherited from their royal Hawaiian ancestors. A deadline is looming to choose whether to sell it to developers, and to whom, and for how much; this burden of privilege is what gives the film, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, its title. (Payne adapted the script with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.) Matt wades through all these troubles, and while everything would seem to be at stake at once, Payne’s

pacing is often so languid that we don’t feel the sort of mounting tension that we should. Maybe it has something to do with the laid-back setting (although it is novel to see this beautiful place through the eyes of everyday residents, rather than tourists). “The Descendants” also loses some of its power in the frequent use of voiceover, which tends to spell out too much. But the story keeps you guessing as to where it will go, and it features some piercing moments of emotional truth. The casting of Matthew Lillard as the other man is an unexpected and inspired choice, and the inevitable confrontation with him takes some surprising turns; this is also true of the interactions with his wife, played by Judy Greer. This is, of course, Clooney’s show — he’s in nearly every moment of the film, and he delivers a doozy of a moment-of-truth speech — but both young actresses who play his daughters hold their own beautifully with him. Woodley in particular shows a confident spark as her character believably develops from a state of bitter resentment to mature responsibility. The last shot indicates how all three of them have changed with quiet uplift. “The Descendants,” a Fox Searchlight release, is rated R for language including some sexual references. Running time: 115 minutes. Three stars out of four.

Christian McBride Big Band, “The Good Feeling” (Mack Avenue) Christian McBride, “Conversations With Christian” (Mack Avenue) These two contrasting CDs, released less than two months apart, showcase the versatility of in-demand jazz bassist Christian McBride. The intimate “Conversations With Christian” is his first album entirely of duets, while the large-scale “The Good Feeling” marks his recording debut as a big band leader. McBride offers a primer on the art of bass playing on “Conversations” as he adapts his technical prowess to find the right accompaniment for his 13 partners from diverse genres, including Sting on the pop star’s “Consider Me Gone.” McBride gets a big sound plucking the strings on the metrically complex “Afirika” with singer Angelique Kidjo. He uses his bow on both “Fat Bach and Greens” with violinist Regina Carter, which morphs from a Bach violin concerto into blues, and on the late pianist Dr. Billy Taylor’s movingly meditative “Spiritual.” McBride can slap his bass with singer Dee Dee Bridgewater on the Isley Brothers’ “It’s Your Thing;” get into a hot Latin groove on pianist Eddie Palmieri’s “Guajeo Y Tumbao’” engage in abstract open exploration with pianist Chick Corea on “Tango Improvisation (hash)1;” and play more traditional jazz bass lines on the standards “Baubles, Bangles and Beads” with trumpeter Roy Hargrove and “Alone Together” with the late pianist Hank Jones.

McBride takes his share of solos on “The Good Feeling,” but his bass playing takes a back seat to his roles as composer, arranger and conductor of his 17-piece big band. The CD includes his first-ever big band composition, “Bluesin’ In Alphabet City,” as well as expanded arrangements of pieces previously recorded with his small groups, including the rapid-fire “In A Hurry” with crisp call-and-response ensemble playing and McBride bowing a blistering bass solo. McBride has immersed himself in the big band tradition. Like Duke Ellington, he composes for individual members of his band. For example, the funky “Brother Mister” is a showcase for alto saxophonist Steve Wilson. His smooth arrangement of the bluesy 1950s tune “Broadway” sounds like it could have belonged to the Count Basie Orchestra’s repertoire. And the Basie links are also evident in McBride’s arrangement of the standard “The More I See You,” evoking the Basie-Sinatra collaborations, with brassy bursts punctuating vocals by McBride’s wife, Melissa Walker. With these two CDs, McBride ventures into new territory, cementing his reputation as a bassist for all seasons. CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: “Shake ’N Blake,” written for long-time partner Ron Blake, finds the bassist trading rhythmically shifting lines with the tenor saxophonist in a duet on “Conversations’” the same piece is expanded into a hard-swinging big band number on “The Good Feeling” with Blake playing off the powerful ensemble work by the trumpet section.

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Sting debuts app, sings song to Jobs

NEW YORK (AP) — Sting has launched an app for the iPad, and he’s not charging for it. The singer introduced STING 25 in honor of his 25-year solo career at the Apple Store in New York’s Upper West Side on Monday. The “Appumentary” is a digital documentary of Sting’s Sting career. It features over four hours of music videos, concert footage, interviews and more. Sting said he’s releasing it for free, “because we don’t know how much it’s worth.” The app also has video from Sting’s 60th birthday party concert last month at New York’s Beacon Theatre, which featured performances with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. At Monday’s event, Sting performed the song “Fragile,” dedicating it to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and saying, “In some way he’s created our future.”

Pitt in South Korea promoting movie

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hollywood star Brad Pitt said he’s not worried about getting older. The 47-year-old actor said he likes aging because of the wisdom that comes with it. He also said he’s taking better care of himself because of his six children. Pitt Pitt made the comments Tuesday at a news conference in Seoul. He’s visiting South Korea for the first time to promote his new baseball film, “Moneyball.” He arrived in Seoul

alone after visiting Japan and Vietnam with Angelina Jolie and their children last week.

Rapper Diddy to pay tribute to Heavy D NEW YORK (AP) — Rap mogul Diddy and the Rev. Al Sharpton will speak at

late rapper Heavy D’s funeral on Friday, and BET Networks plans a tribute for him at the Soul Train awards. Diddy said in a statement that he was “heartbroken by the passing of my dear friend.” “He was a wonderful human being, who inspired and paved

the way for a Hip Hop generation,” the statement said. “We were like brothers — I will miss him more than words can express.” A private funeral for the rap legend will be held at the historic Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, just north of New York City.

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NASA want ad: Astronauts needed BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP SCIENCE WRITER

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking for a job? NASA is hiring astronauts. You can even apply online at a giant government jobs Web site. There’s only one hitch: NASA doesn’t have its own spaceship anymore and is sending fewer fliers into orbit right now. “The experience is well worth the wait,” promised NASA flight crew operations director Janet Kavandi as the space agency started a public search Tuesday for new astronauts. There will be flights, but not many, with the space shuttle fleet retired. A handful of astronauts

each year are launching on a Russian Soyuz spaceship to the International Space Station for 6-month stays. In about three to five years NASA hopes to purchase trips for astronauts headed to the space station on American-built commercial rockets instead. And eventually NASA hopes to fly astronauts in a government-owned Orion capsule to an asteroid or even Mars, but those pioneering trips are more than a decade away. With veteran astronauts leaving the space agency, Kavandi said NASA is afraid it will not have enough astronauts, something a National Research Council report pointed out in September.

NASA needs about 55 astronauts, and with a new class of nine graduating earlier this month, the astronaut roster is up to 58. One of those new astronauts will get to fly to the space station as early as 2013, Kavandi said. “We’re ready to serve; we’re ready to get going,” new astronaut Serena Aunon said Tuesday at NASA headquarters. So to find candidates, NASA on Tuesday unveiled what its personnel chief called its biggest ever push to hire new astronauts — with dozens of cheering elementary school students there to ask questions. In the past — when NASA had a space shuttle — the space agency didn’t

make such a big deal of searching for astronauts, and they were inundated with applications. This new drive comes with a YouTube recruitment video complete with flashy images. “We need you to help plan for this future of exploration,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says in the video. “Join NASA. Get your application in now for the 2013 astronaut candidate class.” On the Net: NASA’s site for seeking astronauts: http://astronauts .nasa.gov/ NASA recruitment video: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?vhLblEzuX8Zo Government jobs site: http://tinyurl.com/astronautjob

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Player Wynne junior running back Josh Selvy is the winner of the Play It Again Sports High School Football Player of the Week award for Nov. 6-12. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound Selvy scored two touchdowns and totaled more than 200 yards rushing and receiving as the Yellowjackets defeated Monticello 28-6 in the opening round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Selvy ran for 147 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown run, on 25 carries. He also caught eight passes from quarterback Reed Wingo, one for a 5-yard touchdown as he totaled 59 yards receiving. Selvy‚Äôs big game helped Wynne improve to 9-2 on the season and advance to this week’s quarterﬁnal round game at Greenwood.

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